วีดีโอ

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. Originally published: 10 December 1905 Author: O. Henry Published in: The Four Million Original language: English Adaptations: Raincoat (2004), O. Henry's Full House (...

"Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a poem written by the English Romantic poet John Keats in May 1819, first published anonymously in Annals of the Fine Arts for 1819. The poem is one of the "Great Odes of 1819", which also include "Ode on Indolence", "Ode on Melancholy", "Ode to a Nightingale", and "Ode to Psyche". Originally published: 1820 Author: John Keats Original language: English

"The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his Songs of Experience collection. It is one of Blake's most reinterpreted and arranged works. Originally published: 1794 Author: William Blake Illustrator: William Blake Original language: English Country: United Kingdom

"My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning, frequently anthologised as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning's Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is written in 28 rhyming couplets of iambic pentameter. Originally published: 1842 Author: Robert Browning Original language: English

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. First performance: 2 February 1602 Playwright: William Shakespeare Composer: George Howe Characters: Malvolio, Vio...

The Necklace Short story by Guy de Maupassant "The Necklace" or "The Diamond Necklace" is an 1884 short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending, which was a hallmark of de Maupassant's style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. Originally published: 17 February 1884 Author: Guy de Maupassant Original title: "La...

The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character is an 1886 novel by the English author Thomas Hardy. One of Hardy's Wessex novels, it is set in a fictional rural England with Casterbridge standing in for Dorchester in Dorset where the author spent his youth. Originally published: 1886 Author: Thomas Hardy Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co. Characters: Donald Farfrae, Lucetta Temp...

Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë published in 1847 under her pseudonym "Ellis Bell". Brontë's only finished novel, it was written between October 1845 and June 1846. Originally published: December 1847 Author: Emily Brontë Characters: Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw, and more Genres: Novel, Gothic fiction, Romance novel, Tragedy, Psychological Fiction, Domestic Fict...

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. First performance: 1606 Playwright: William Shakespeare Genre: Tragedy Original language: English Characters: Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Banquo, Macbeth, and more Adaptations: Ma...

King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It tells the tale of a king who bequeaths his power and land to two of his three daughters, after they declare their love for him in an extremely fawning and obsequious manner. His third daughter gets nothing, because she will not flatter him as her sisters had done. When he feels he has been treated with disrespect by the two daughters who...

Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro by Cinthio, first published in 1565. The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, and his treacherous ensign, Iago. First performance: 1 November 1604 Playwright: William Shakespeare Adapted from: Un Capitano Moro...

Cho Dharman is an Indian Tamil writer. He was born in Kovilpatti Taluk in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. The real name is S. Dharmaraj. Cho Dharman's novel Koogai, a stunning account of Tamil lives in post-independence India, was translated into English as The Owl. Born: 8 August 1953 (age 66 years)

Sons must die and other plays (South Asian Canadian literature series) Paperback - 1 January 1998. by. Uma Parameswaran (Author) Originally published: 1998 Author: Uma Parameswaran

To the student | Tamil Summary | Kamala Wijeratne

Once upon a time | Tamil Summary | Gabriel okara

My mother combs my hair | Tamil Summary | Poem by Chitra Banerjee divakaruni

Summer Shower Poem | Tamil Summary | Emily Dickinson

White Teeth | Tamil Summary | Novel by Zadie Smith

A Midsummer Night's Dream | Tamil Summary | Play by William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice | Tamil Summary | Play by William Shakespeare

The Tempest | Tamil Summary | Play by William Shakespeare

Hamlet | Tamil Summary | Play by William Shakespeare

The God of Small Things | Tamil Summary | Novel by Arundhati Roy

The Hungry Tide | Tamil Summary | Novel by Amitav Ghosh

Lion and the jewel | Tamil Summary | Play by Wole Soyinka

Tughlaq | Tamil Summary | by Girish karnad

Disgrace | Tamil Summary | Novel by John Maxwell Coetzee

Midnight Children | Salman Rushdie | Tamil Summary | Nafi Tales

To Nature by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Tamil Summary | Poem