A Thing of Beauty Summary In English A thing of beauty is a constant source of joy. Its beauty keeps on increasing. It never fades. It will never pass into nothingness. It provides us a pleasant shelter—a quiet bower for us. It gives us peace and a sleep full of sweet dreams. We are bound to the beauties of the earth. We suffer from malice and disappointment. We lack good … [Read more...]

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Summary In English Aunt Jennifer's Tigers prance and jump across a screen. They are bright coloured like the shining yellow topaz. These denizens' or the dwellers of the green forests are brought in the panel by Aunt Jennifer. She creates them through her own hands. They don't fear the men standing under the tree. They pace in ‘sleek' and 'chivalric' … [Read more...]

The Tiger King Summary In English The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the hero of this story. He also came to be known as Tiger King. As soon as he was born, astrologers had foretold that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die. The ten-day-old prince addressed the astrologers as “O wise prophets”. He asked them to tell him the manner of his death. The chief … [Read more...]

The Enemy Summary In English The scene of action is a spot on the Japanese coast. Dr Sadao Hoki's house was a low, square stone built house. It was set upon rocks well above a narrow beach outlined with bent pines. Sadao's father had a deep concern for his son's education. So Sadao had been sent to America at twenty-two to learn all that could be learned of surgery and … [Read more...]

Evans Tries an O-level Summary In English In early March, the Secretary of the Examinations Board received a telephonic request from the Governor of the Oxford Prison to create an examination centre in jail for one candidate named Evans. He started night classes in O-Level German last September. He was the only one in the class. The Secretary made other routine enquiries and … [Read more...]