SUCCESS A GUIDEBOOK FOR B.A ENGLISH(HONS) B.A. 2nd SEMESTER ASSAM UNIVERSITY: British Poetry and Drama: 17th century and 18th centuries B.A 2nd Semester Assam University

<p>Unit I: A Brief History of English Fiction. 6</p><p>1. Origin of English Fiction. 6</p><p>2. Women Novelists of Romantic Period. 11</p><p>3. Gothic Fiction. 12</p><p>4. Features of Victorian Novel 15</p><p>5. Stream of Consciousness Novels. 19</p><p>6. Dystopian Novel 22</p><p>Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels Book I 24</p><p>Henry Fielding: Tom Jones. 38</p><p>1. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice. 51</p><p>2. Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights. 70</p><p>Charles Dickens: Great Expectations. 91</p><p>Thomas Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge. 128</p><p>1. Virginia Woolf: To the Lighthouse. 140</p><p>2. William Colding: Lord of the Flies. 158</p><p>DSC 152- INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH. 177</p><p>Unit I: Context of Indian Literature in English. 177</p><p>1. The Nature and scope of Indian English Literature. 177</p><p>2. Indian English Poetry during pre-and post-independence period &nbsp;181</p><p>3. Growth and Development of Indian English Drama. 196</p><p>4. Short Story in the Pre and post independence Period. 205</p><p>Unit II: Indian English Fiction. 211</p><p>The English Teacher By R.K Narayan. 211</p><p>2. Anita Desai: Cry The Peacock. 220</p><p>Unit III: Indian English Poetry. 232</p><p>1. Toru Dutt:The Lotus. 232</p><p>2. Kamala Das: An Introduction. 237</p><p>3. Nissim Ezekiel:The Night of the Scorpion. 245</p><p>Unit IV: Indian English Drama. 255</p><p>1. Mahesh Dattani: Bravely Fought the Queen. 255</p><p>2. Asif Currimbhoy: The Refugee. 270</p><p>Unit V: Indian English Short Story. 284</p><p>1. Mulk Raj Anand The Lost Child. 284</p><p>2. Shashi Deshpande: The Inner Rooms &nbsp;296</p>