Characters: Donald Amaratunga A librarian Janice Conway Summary of the Story This story by Romesh Gunesekera, a Sri Lankan-born British writer, is about the search for one's traditional roots and the preservation of personal heritage. Donald Amaratunga had come to Britain from Ceylon, present Sri Lanka, with his parents. After his parents died, he became... Continue Reading →

Characters: Matilda Loisel Mr Loisel, Matilda's husband Jeanne Forestier, Matilda's friend Summary of the Story This story is about a lower middle-class married woman, named Matilda Loisel, who suffers miserably for pretending to be a rich and high class woman. Matilda is young and pretty but was born into a family of clerks and is... Continue Reading →

Characters: (Baba Trinco, the storyteller) Sindhu, a poor and hard-working young peasant Sindhu's mother An old woman with three goats Sindhu's landowner The landowner's beautiful daughter A handsome young suitor Summary of the Story This story is an Indian folk tale. Baba Trinco tells the story. A poor and hard-working young peasant, Sindhu, who lives... Continue Reading →

A short story written by Guy de Maupassant, French writer Characters:Jean KerderenLuc Le Ganidec A dairy maid Theme: Triangular love; betrayal, jealousy, and tragedy Summary of the Story This story is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant, French writer. It is about a triangular love and the betrayal and jealousy aroused by that... Continue Reading →

In many literary works, such as a short story 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henri, we find the mention of the Magi who visited the baby Jesus and presented him the valuable gifts. For the readers to have a background understanding of these Magi, here I provide the actual text from the Holy... Continue Reading →

Written by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), a British writer Characters:Vera, 15-year-old self-possessed young girlFramton Nuttel, a man having some neurological illnessMrs Sappleton Mr Sappleton, and his two brothers-in-law Theme: playing an amusing trick on others Summary of the Story This story is about a self-possessed (self-confident) 15-year-old girl named Vera, who plays an amusing trick... Continue Reading →