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The blog November 2026
Study notes, close readings and exam-focused essays on English literature, literary theory and poetry.
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“O Captain My Captain” remains Walt Whitman’s most well-known poem, though it notably differs from his signature free-verse style. The elegiac tribute to Abraham Lincoln first appeared on...
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1953) is a foundational two-act tragicomedy of the Theatre of the Absurd in which two homeless wanderers, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly by...
Have you ever stood at a crossroads, pondering which path to take? Robert Frost’s iconic poem “The Road Not Taken” has captivated readers for over a century, speaking...
William Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” is one of the most important poems in English literature. Written in 1798, this 160-line meditation captures the...
Ever thought about how a poem can both disgust and fascinate you? Step into the realm of Chinua Achebe’s “Vultures” — a work of art that tests our...
In the world of book analysis few works have grasped the core of Franz Kafka’s puzzling masterpiece “The Metamorphosis” like Mukesh K Sharma’s “Gregor Samsa: The Man, the...
This quiz tests what you know about T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land (1922), the best-known modernist poem in English.
Gail Tsukiyama’s A Hundred Flowers is a beautiful, intimate portrait of 1957 China that immerses readers in a tumultuous era. The tale is set during Chairman Mao’s Hundred...
Ever wondered what stirred the hearts and minds of people in post-colonial India? Anita Desai’s “In Custody” offers a captivating glimpse into this world, weaving a tale that’s...
Introduction to “Babel” and R. F. Kuang R. F. Kuang has become a strong voice in speculative fiction grabbing readers with her complex stories and ideas that make...