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The Merchant of Venice is a 16th century play written by Shakespeare between 1596-1598 in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is usually classified as a romantic comedy though its d...

Northanger Abbey, written during the same period as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, represents Jane Austen's genius at its freshest and most enchanting. It grew out of her distaste for the absurdities of the novels of her time and i...

The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Peacock Classics) is a remarkable compilation of seven of Shaw’s most influential plays. Known for his wit, social criticism, and sharp dialogue, Shaw remains one of the most celebrated playwrights in English li...

The book talks of art of achieving happiness. It is filled with author’s lifetime experiences about human psychology. It is highlighted that happiness is nothing but a state of mind and that state can be attained only by exploring the inner world....

खलील जिब्रान, 1883-1931, कवि, ज्ञानी और चित्रकार खलील जिब्रान ने लेबनान में जन्म लिया, जहां की धरती ने अनेक पैगम्बर उत्पन्न किये हैं। अरबी भाषा के ही नहीं अपितु विश्वभर में अनगिनत लोग, क्योंकि विश्व की अनेक भाषाओं में उनकी पुस्तकों का अनुवाद हुआ ह...

मनुष्य स्वभाव से आनन्दप्रिय है। वह जीवन के हर पल को जीना चाहता है, उसका भरपूर आनन्द उठाना चाहता है। परन्तु कभी-कभी समस्त सुख-सुविधाओं के होते हुए भी परिस्थितियाँ ऐसी हो जाती हैं कि वो तनाव में घिर जाता है। ऐसे तनावग्रस्त समय में भी हंसो-हंसाओ जैसे...

मनुष्य स्वभाव से आनन्दप्रिय है। वह जीवन के हर पल को जीना चाहता है, उसका भरपूर आनन्द उठाना चाहता है। परन्तु कभी-कभी समस्त सुख-सुविधाओं के होते हुए भी परिस्थितियाँ ऐसी हो जाती हैं कि वो तनाव में घिर जाता है। ऐसे तनावग्रस्त समय में भी हंसो-हंसाओ जैसे...

Fragrance Beyond Borders is based on the simple fact that love can transcend the barriers created by politics, religion, race, geography or history. The main characters of the novel believe that while genuine expression of love has a powerful posi...

The book is a unique collection of poems, essays and other writings generated by the young author at various points of time over the course of last one year. In order to explore various themes in the poems and essays, the dynamics of modern life f...

Many psychological truths are hidden in the pages of religious texts around the world. India is a rich storehouse of information on the subject of religion. Since religious beliefs are sensitive personal issue, everyone has looked up to them with ...