English Through Prose

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Author Name: Dr. S. Joseph Arul Jayraj, Dr. R. Jayakanth
ISBN: 9789352747610
Edition: First 2023
Pages: 190

About the Book:
English through Prose introduces readers to the art of essay writing and appreciation. The book defines an essay as a composition of moderate length that deals with a subject in an easy, cursory way, focusing on its effect on the writer. It encourages readers to attempt their own essays, highlighting “the best words in their best order” and showcasing essays that blend casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. The collection presents some of the most influential essays—formal ones with serious purpose and logical structure, and informal ones rich in personal elements, humor, and unconventionality. Through its selection, the book offers human experiences and thoughts in a non-metrical form of communication. The included study aids aim to strengthen listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English.

Contents:

1. Of Studies — Francis Bacon

2. Serendipity — Horace Walpole

3. A City Night-Piece — Oliver Goldsmith

4. A Dissertation upon Roast Pig — Charles Lamb

5. On Patriotism — William Hazlitt

6. Advice to Youth — Mark Twain

7. Spoken English and Broken English — George Bernard Shaw

8. On Keyhole Morals — A.G. Gardiner

9. Punctuality — E.V. Lucas

10. On the Need for a Quiet College — Stephen Butler Leacock

11. On Running After One’s Hat — G.K. Chesterton

12. Tolerance — E.M. Forster

13. Forgetting — Robert Lynd

14. Selected Snobberies — Aldous Huxley

15. On Doing Nothing — J.B. Priestley

16. I Have a Dream — Martin Luther King Jr.

Subjects:
Annotated Classics / Critical Readers, Anthologies