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POEMS
He was elected to the  Best-known works -  He served as a professor of English literature
1. LIFE HENRY VAN AMERICAN (1852 – 1933) The Two Christmas at PRINCETON UNIVERSITY between 1899
American Academy
DYKE (Preacher) stories, and 1923.
(AUTHOR, born in of Arts and Letters

POET, Pennsylvania, and received many - “THE OTHER WISE MAN”

other honours. - “THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
CLERGYMAN USA
TREE”.
(PREACHER),
EDUCATOR)
2. I AM EVERY RAKHI NARIANI At present, she She worked as a teacher in  An academician with a passion for writing
WOMAN SHIRKE lives in NAVI RYAN INTERNATIONAL poems as a medium of self-expression.
MUMBAI. SCHOOL, KHARGHAR.  She is a post graduate, with a Bachelor's
degree in Education.
Kipling was the  He wrote THE JUNGLE BOOK  He was educated in England but returned
3. THE SECRET OF RUDYARD A great (DEC 30, 1865) – to India in 1882, where he worked for a
recipient of the 1907 (1894), among a host of other
THE MACHINES KIPLING British (18th JANUARY, „The Pioneer‟ in Allahabad.
- NOBEL PRIZE IN works that made him hugely  He began his literary career with
(WRITER, 1936)
LITERATURE at the successful. „DEPARTMENTAL DITTIES’ (1886) and
AND POET) known as a WRITER OF SHORT
Born in age of 41..  His works of fiction include
BOMBAY, STORIES.
- „THE JUNGLE
BOMBAY, INDIA  KIPLING married CAROLINE BALESTIER and
INDIA BOOK‟ (1894),
- „KIM (1901) and settled in BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT.
- Many short stories,  This poem was written after the Industrial
including „THE MAN
WHO WOULD BE Revolution in the United Kingdom in 1911.
KING‟ (1888).
 His poems include
- „THE WHITE MAN‟S
BURDEN (1899),
- „IF‟ (1910).
AESOP  Collections of Aesop‟s fables were among the
4. THE ANT AND GREECE 620 & 564 BCE
earliest books to be printed in many
AESOP’S FABLES
THE CRICKET is a collection of languages.
(Believed to
fables credited
 Aesop is the name of the man credited

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to Aesop, a slave have lived in with the authorship of a collection Hlor
and a story teller book of fables.
Ancient
 Aesop was a slave and story teller
Greece believed to have lived in ancient Greece
between 620 & between 620 and 564 BCE.
564 B.C.E)  Each one of Aesop‟s fables has a lesson,
or moral, just like a parable or allegory.
 The Morals, Sayings and Proverbs
featured ensures that it still have
meaning for everyone.
 He became a  He wrote over 30 books,  His home town of South Shields now
5. NO MEN ARE JAMES ENGLISH 1918 - 2009 Fellow of the holds a growing collection of his works in
including autobiographies,
FOREIGN FALCONER Royal Society the Central Library, and artefacts from
(POET, of Literature in novels and plays. his time in Japan are housed in the
KIRKUP
TRANSLATOR 1962.  KIRKUP wrote his first book of nearby Museum. He left England in a
 “NO MEN ARE 1956 to live and work in Europe, America
PEN NAME - AND TRAVEL poetry, THE DROWNED
FOREIGN” was and the Far East.
(JAMES HAROLD WRITER) published in the SAILOR AT THE DOWNS,  He settled in Japan for 30 years,
KIRKUP)
year 1966„ which was published in 1947. lecturing in English literature at several
universities.
 His last volume of poetry was
 AWARDS such as
published during the summer - ATLANTIC-ROCKEFELLER AWARD,
of 2008 by Red Squirrel Press, (1950),
- JAPAN-P.E.N.-CLUB INTERNATIONAL
and was launched at a special LITERARY PRIZE, (1965),
event at Central Library in - BATCHELDER AWARD, FOR
South Shields
TRANSLATION, (1968),
- KEATS PRIZE, (1974),
- SCOTT-MONCRIEFF PRIZE FOR
TRANSLATION, (1993).

6. THE HOUSE ON NADIA BUSH

ELM STREET

Of his famous works are  Noted for his realistic descriptions of rural life.
7. STOPPING BY ROBERT FROST AMERICAN 1874-1968 Received 4-
 THE ROAD NOT TAKEN,  He was a special guest at President JOHN F.
WOODS ON A (Born on 26 March PULITZER
1874, he spent his  WEST RUNNING BROOK, KENNEDY„s inauguration.
SNOWY EVENING PRIZES FOR
first 40 years as an  MENDING WALL,  Frost became a poetic force.
unknown entity.) POETRY
 AFTER APPLE PICKING  He is known as the UNOFFICIAL POET
etc. LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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 Blake is now considered a seminal figure in
8. A POISON TREE WILLIAM BLAKE ENGLISH 1757-1827 Famous Poem ‘’THE LAMB’’
the history of English poetry
AND ‘’THE TIGER’’
(POET, (Born in
PAINTER AND LONDON)
PRINT MAKER)
 His famous works include  He has been conducting a poetry workshop in
9. ON KILLING A DR. GIEVE INDIAN POET (Born - 18 Rishi Valley School for more than a decade.
EVENING, FORENSIC
TREE PATEL (POET, August 1940) MEDICINE, and FROM  Patel‟s works :
PLAYWRIGHT,
- „POEMS‟ (1966),
PAINTER, AS BOMBAY CENTRAL.
- HOW DO YOU WITHSTAND BODY (1976)
WELL AS A  He has also penned three - MIRRORED MIRRORING (1991).
PRACTICING  Three plays - PRINCES, SAVASKA, and MR
PHYSICIAN/D plays
BEHRAM.
OCTOR BASED  This poem is taken from his
IN MUMBAI.)
poetry collection „POEMS‟
published in 1966.
 Together with her husband  She was educated at home and read
10. THE SPIDER MARY BOTHAM ENGLISH 1799-1888
WILLIAM HOWITT, she wrote widely.
AND THE FLY HOWITT POET
(12 March 1799 over 180 books  She commenced writing verses at a very
early age.
– 30 January
1888)

(Born at
COLEFORD, in
Gloucestershire)
CAROLINE ANN She wrote various other works  She was a poet of great merit and produced
11. THE RIVER BOWLES ENGLISH 1786-1854
including some of the best work at the threshold of the
(and the wife of
Robert Southey, the  ‘THE LITTLE LADYBIRD’, VICTORIAN era.
poet laureate of
Britain)  ‘CHAPTER ON
CHURCHYARD’
 ‘TALES OF THE
FACTORIES’.
 Most of his works focused on life and nature.
12. THE COMET NORMAN AMERICAN (18 MAY, 1889)-
 His poems are simple but deep in thought and
LITTLEFORD POET to- (20 MAY,
provoke the readers to absorb the ideas beyond
(Born in 1947)
Maryland, USA) the usual.

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13. THE STICK- EDGAR ALBERT ENGLAND 1881-1959 THE POET OF

TOGETHER GUEST BORN THE PEOPLE

FAMILIES AMERICAN
POET

14. SPECIAL HERO CHIRSTINA M

KERSCHEN

ENGLISH  One of the leading writers of the VICTORIAN

15. MAKING LIFE MARY ANN 1819-1880  She wrote SEVEN novels
era.
EVANS (ENGLISH
WORTH WHILE NOVELIST,
POET,
(PEN NAME - JOURNALIST,
GEORGE ELIOT) TRANSLATOR,
WRITE)
 Although trained to be a surgeon, Keats
16. A THING OF JOHN KEATS BRITISH 1795-1821
decided to devote himself wholly to poetry.
BEAUTY
(ROMANTIC  "A Thing of Beauty' is an excerpt from his

POET, poem „ENDYMION:

SURGEON)  A Poetic Romance‟. The poem is based on a

Greek legend, in which ENDYMION, a
beautiful young shepherd and poet who lived
on Mount Latmos, had a vision of Cynthia, the
Moon Goddess.
 The enchanted youth resolved to seek her out
and so wandered away through the forest and
down under the sea.

17. LESSONS IN BRIGETTE

LIFE BRYANT &

DANIEL HO

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Widely published, award-
18. MY COMPUTER SHANTHINI INDIAN
winning author of children's
NEEDS A BREAK GOVINDAN AUTHOR
literature in English in India,
who has written over 50 books
for children including poetry,
picture books and short stories
for children of all ages.

19. YOUR SPACE DAVID BATES 6th March 1809

– 25th Jan 1870

20. SEA FEVER JOHN ENGLISH 1878-1967  He was appointed POET LAUREATE of the
MASEFIELD UNITED KINGDOM in 1930.
(POET &
WRITER)
 His column was syndicated
21. COURAGE EDGAR ALBERT PROLIFIC (1881–1959  He was popular in the first half of the 20th
in over 300 newspapers, and
ENGLAND-
GUEST century
BORN he came to be known as “
AMERICAN
(known as the The Poet of the People”  His poems often had an inspirational and
POET
PEOPLE’S POET) optimistic view of everyday life.
 Guest was made Poet  Guest began his illustrious career in 1895 at
22. TEAM WORK EDGAR ALBERT
Laureate of Michigan, the the age of fourteen when his work first
GUEST
only poet to have been appeared in the Detroit Free Press.
awarded the title.
His famous works are
23. FROM A ROBERT LOUIS SCOTTISH (13 NOV, 1850)-
 „TREASURE ISLAND‟,
RAILWAY BALFOUR (NOVELIST, to-(3 DEC 1894)
 „KIDNAPPED‟,
CARRIAGE STEVENSON POET,
 „STRANGE CASE OF DR.
ESSAYIST,
JEKYLL & MR. HYDE‟
MUSICIAN &
 „A CHILD‟S GARDEN OF
TRAVEL
VERSES‟.
WRITER)


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24. INDIAN SEASONS NISHA DYRENE

 His Vanity air is one of the  One of the great novelists of the English
25. A TRAGIC WILLIAM ENGLISH
finest and best-known novels Victorian Age.
STORY MAKEPEACE
(NOVELIST) in English literature.  Thackeray wrote in a colourful, lively style,
THACKERAY
with a simple vocabulary and clearly-
structured sentences.
 These qualities, combined with his honest
view of life, give him an important place in the
history of realistic literature.

S.NO AUTHOR NATIVE YEAR AWARDS OTHER WORKS

PROSE
IRISH POET  A native IRISH-speaker from  He was a founding member of the
1. HIS FIRST LIAM O 1896-1984
the GAELTACHT, Communist Party of Ireland
(NOVELIST AND
FLIGHT FLAHERTY
SHORT STORY O'FLAHERTY wrote almost
WRITER)
exclusively in English, except
for a small number of short
stories in the Irish language.
DO YOU KNOW  His surviving body of work DO YOU KNOW
2. THE TEMPEST WILLIAM ENGLISH 1564-1616
William Shakespeare includes  The play 'The Tempest' was written between
SHAKESPEARE (Born in invented over 1700
(POET, STRATFORD UPON-  37 PLAYS, 1610 and 1611.
of our common
AVON, ENGLAND) words by changing  154 SONNETS AND  Many critics and historians believe it to be
PLAYWRIGHT
nouns into verbs,
AND ACTOR) changing verbs into  TWO NARRATIVE POEMS, one of the last plays of William Shakespeare.
adjectives, the majority of which he  It is considered as one of Shakespeare's well-
Widely regarded connecting words
never before used penned between 1589 and written plays.
as both the
greatest writer in together, adding 1613.  It is believed that the play 'The Tempest' was
prefixes and suffixes

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the English and devising words based on an actual wreck of a ship called
language and wholly original.
SEA VENTURE OFF BERMUDA that was
the world's pre-
eminent headed to Virginia.
dramatist.
 There is a strong evidence that Shakespeare
used elements of the story of the wreck.
FRENCH  The Last Lesson is set in the  The Franco-Prussian War (1870 - 1871) in
3. THE LAST ALPHONSE 1840-1897
days of the FRANCO- which France was defeated by Prussia led by
DAUDET (NOVELIST &
LESSON SHORT-STORY RUSSIAN WAR (1870-71) Bismarck.
WRITER)
 Prussia then consisted of what now are the
nations of Germany, Poland and parts of
Austria.
 In this story the French districts of Alsace
and Lorraine have passed into Prussian
hands.

 She was the recognized leader in juvenile

4. THE LITTLE MARY MOPES AMERICAN 1831-1905  Best known for her FAMOUS
literature for almost a third of the nineteenth
HERO OF DODGE NOVEL- HANS BRINKER
(CHILDREN’S century.
HOLLAND  Dodge conducted St. Nicholas for more than
AUTHOR &  She was able to persuade
EDITOR) many of the great writers of thirty years, and it became one of the most

the world to contribute to successful magazines for children.

her children's magazine –

MARK TWAIN, LOUISA
MAY ALCOTT, ROBERT
LOUIS STEVENSON,
TENNYSON etc.

 Best known for his detective fiction featuring

5. THE DYING ARTHUR BRITISH 1859 - 1930 SHERLOCK HOMES`
the character of Sherlock Holmes, which are
DETECTIVE IGNATIUS  (Doyle wrote 46 SHORT
(WRITER) generally considered milestones in the field of
CONAN DOYLE STORIES featuring the
crime fiction.
famous detective.
 The story is narrated by the
character, DR.WATSON.

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 Originally a physician, in
1887 he published A Study in
Scarlet, the first of four novels
about Holmes and DR.
WATSON.
 In addition, Doyle wrote over
50 SHORT STORIES
featuring the famous
detective.
 The Sherlock Holmes stories
are generally considered
milestones in the field of
fiction.
 His notable works include
Stories of SHERLOCK
HOLMES & THE LOST
WORLD)
In 2012, Tendulkar  He is the only player to have  The world famous cricketer has set many
6. LEARNING THE SACHIN Former 24TH APRIL
was nominated to scored records in his career and is considered as
GAME (BOOK RAMESH INDIAN 1973 (MUMBAI,
the RAJYA SABHA.  100-INTERNATIONAL one of the greatest Batsman of all times.
EXTRACT) TENDULKAR CRICKETER MAHARASTRA)
CENTURIES, the first to  He retired from cricket on 16th November
 ARJUNA AWARD - score double century in a 2013.
1994 One Day International, and  Coach ACHREKAR passed away on 2nd
 RAJIV GANDHI  The only player to complete Jan, 2019 at the age of 87 at his SHIVAJI
„Learning the
KHEL RATNA more than 30,000 runs in PARK RESIDENCE.
Game‟ is an extract
AWARD - 1997 international cricket  Tearful Sachin was at the funeral and
from his
 PADMA SHRI -  He played 664 international paid his tribute by carrying his coach's
autobiography:
1999 cricket matches in total, mortal remains to the cremation ground.
‘PLAYING IT MY
 PADMA scoring 34,357 runs.
WAY’
VIBHUSHAN -  „Learning the Game‟ is an
2008 extract from his
 BHARAT RATNA - autobiography: ‘PLAYING IT
2013 MY WAY’

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AMERICAN His famous works are
7. THE CAT AND SAMUEL 1835-1910
THE LANGHORNE (WRITER, Twain was raised in
PAINKILLER (AN HUMOURIST, Hannibal, Missouri,  THE ADVENTURES OF
EXTRACT FROM CLEMENS ENTREPRENEU which later provided TOM SAWYER
THE R, PUBLISHER the setting for his
(PEN NAME: & LECTURER)
ADVENTURES novels.
OF TOM MARK TWAIN)  THE ADVENTURES OF
SAWYER) HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

(7 November 1888 –  He discovered that when light traverses a

8. WATER – THE SIR C. V. RAMAN INDIAN 21 November 1970)  1930 - NOBEL  He carried out ground-
transparent material, some of the deflected
ELIXIR OF LIFE PHYSICIST PRIZE FOR breaking work in the field of
(Born in light changes wavelength
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI) PHYSICS Light Scattering, which
 First to investigate the harmonic nature of
earned him the 1930 -
 1954 -, India the sound of TABLA and MRIDINGAM.
NOBEL PRIZE FOR
honoured him
PHYSICS
with its
 This phenomenon,
highest
subsequently known as
civilian award,
RAMAN-SCATTERING,
the BHARAT
results from the RAMAN
RATNA
EFFECT and to commemorate
it.
 FEBRUARY-28 is celebrated
as NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY.
AMERICAN  He was a pioneer in the early wildlife
9. THE STORY OF WILLIAM ZOOLOGIST, DEC 1,1854-
conversation movement in the United States.
A GRIZZLY CUB TEMPLE
(ZOOLOGIST, MAR 6, 1937  During his life time he published many books
HORNADAY CONSERVATION
IST, and articles on the need for conservation of
TAXIDERMIST, wild life.
& AUTHOR)

AMERICAN July 4, 1804 – May  The Biography of Sir Isaac  His works often focus on History, Morality,
10. SIR ISAAC NATHANIEL 19, 1864)
Newton was published in and Religion
HAWTHORNE (NOVELIST,
NEWTON DARK (He was born in Nathaniel Hawthorne's, TRUE
ROMANTIC, & 1804 in Salem,
STORIES FROM HISTORY
SHORT STORY Massachusetts, to
WRITER) Nathaniel Hathorne AND BIOGRAPHY (1851).
and the former

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Manning.)

 "My Reminiscences" was written and

11. MY RABINDRANATH BENGALI 1861-1941  He wrote
published in his 50TH - FIFTIETH YEAR,
REMINISCENCE TAGORE POET GITANJALI -
shortly before he started on a trip to Europe
(AUTHOR, 1912
PHILOSOPHER, and America for his failing health in 1912.
ARTIST, &  It was in the course of this trip that he wrote
EDUCATOR)
for the first time in the English language for
publication.
 He has also been  His First Novel, ROOM ON  He also writes about children and the simple
12. THE WOMAN ON RUSKIN BOND INDIAN
honoured with the THE ROOF, was published hill folk of Uttarakhand.
PLATFORM 8 (SHORT STORY
WRITER, SAHITYA when he was still in his  Simplicity and fluency of language and an
NOVELIST & AKADEMI AWARD teens. insight into human nature are hallmarks of
POET, THE
FAVOURITE for his  This novel won him the his style.
WRITER OF contribution to JOHN RHYS MEMORIAL
INDIAN
CHILDREN) Indian literature. AWARD in 1957.
 His major writings include
- AN ISLAND OF TREES,
- A BOND WITH THE
MOUNTAINS
- THE INDIA I LOVE.
 He was one of the  He was the last Governor-General of India,
13. THE NOSE CHAKRAVARTI INDIAN 1878-1972
first recipients of as India soon became a Republic in 1950.
JEWEL RAJAGOPALACH WRITER (was born in the
village of India's Highest  Furthermore, he was the First Indian-Born
ARI (INDIAN
THORAPALLI IN Civilian Award, Governor-General, since before him the
POLITICIAN,
THE KRISHNAGIRI
INDEPENDENCE the „‟BHARAT posts were held by British nationals.
district)
ACTIVIST,
LAWYER, RATNA’’  He also served as
WRITER, - LEADER of the Indian National Congress,
HISTORIAN &
STATESMAN) - PREMIER of the Madras Presidency,
- GOVERNOR of West Bengal,
- MINISTER for Home Affairs of the Indian
Union

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- CHIEF MINISTER of Madras state.

 He is  The First Prime Minister Of India and a

14. A BIRTHDAY JAWAHARLAL considered to 14 NOV, 1889-
central figure in Indian politics before and
NEHRU be the 27 MAY, 1964
LETTER ARCHITECT after independence.
OF THE
 He emerged as an eminent leader of the
MODERN
INDIAN Indian independence movement under the
NATION-
tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and
STATE: a
sovereign,  He served India as Prime Minister from its
socialist,
secular, and establishment as an independent nation
democratic in 1947 until his death in 1964.
republic.
 He was also
known as
„Pandit Nehru‟
while many
Indian children
knew him as
„UNCLE
NEHRU‟.

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