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Pygmalion remains one of the most popular stories, but mainly in the medium of the musical; the evergreen My Fair Lady. But much of the charm and wit comes from the words and timing in Shaw's original play. Here are the characters of Professor Higgins, his friend Colonel Pickering, and their charge, Eliza Doolittle.

નિત્યા મુંબઈમાં રહે છે, તે 23 વર્ષની છે અને તેના માતા-પિતાનું એકમાત્ર સંતાન છે. તે તાજેતરમાં આર્કિટેક્ટ બની હતી અને હાલમાં એક મોટી ફર્મમાં ઈન્ટર્નિંગ કરી રહી છે. બીજી તરફ, આરવ 27 વર્ષનો છે અને યુએસમાં રહે છે. તેના માતા-પિતા અને બહેન ...

This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous writer Bill Bryson brims with the author’s inimitable wit and intelligence. Includes an exclusive Q&A session with the author. Shakespeare’s life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket...

विश्व साहित्य के गौरव, अंग्रेजी भाषा के अद्वितीय नाटककार शेक्सपियर का जन्म 26 अप्रैल, 1564 ई. को इंग्लैड के रट्रैटफोर्ड-ओँन-एवोन नामक स्थान में हुआ l.

This is the perfect study guide to the complete works of Shakespeare, covering everything from the romantic comedy of Romeo and Juliet to the tragedy Macbeth, alongside his Elizabethan history plays, sonnets, and other poems. With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major...

This collection of three of Henrik Ibsen's most well-known and important plays is voiced by a sparkling cast and features music, SFX and a full soundscape. Born in 1828, Norwegian playwright, theatre director and poet Ibsen, wrote in Danish yet lived for many years in Italy and Germany. Heralded as one the most distinguished dramatists after Shakespeare, by the early 20th century A Doll's House became the world's most performed play.

In this BBC full-cast production, Othello is drawn further and further into jealous rage by the manipulative Iago. In this story of evil cunning perverting a once noble mind, radio captures Iago's sly hints and boasts to the audience with shocking clarity. The listener is led along an emotional...

Paraja (1945) is a moving narrative based on the life of a tribal community. It is the tale of one's attachment to land, the soil of one's ancestors. The novel also implicitly portrays the impact of colonial rule on Odishan tribals. Hope you will enjoy it.

Crime and Punishment is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in 1866. By closely examining the internal conflicts of his protagonist, Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky explores themes of guilt and redemption. The novel suggests that redemption is possible only through confession of guilt and an acceptance of personal responsibility for one’s thoughts and actions alike.

The action of this play, which occurs during a conflict on the Balkans, is initiated by the discovery by Raina, the daughter of an military officer, of a man who has taken refuge in her bedroom. Unfortunately, the man belongs to the opposing army. How will she deal with a notional enemy who behaves with such quixotic courtesy?

सुप्रसिद्ध नाटककार बादल सरकार की यह कृति बांग्ला और हिन्‍दी दोनों भाषाओं में अनेक बार मंचस्थ हो चुकी हैं। बांग्ला में शम्भू मित्र (‘बहुरूपी’, कलकत्ता) और हिन्‍दी में श्यामानन्‍द जालान (‘अनामिका’, कलकत्ता), सत्यदेव दुबे (‘थियेटर यूनिट’, बम्बई) तथा टी.पी. जैन (‘अभियान’, दिल्ली) ने इसे प्रस्तुत किया।

Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories" by James Baldwin is an inspiring collection of biographical stories that brings to life the achievements and virtues of historical figures from various walks of life. Published in 1912, this book introduces young readers to fifty well-known personalities, including inventors, leaders, and artists like Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Sir Isaac Newton. Through engaging storytelling, Baldwin captures key moments and moral lessons from the lives of these famous individuals, highlighting their perseverance, wisdom, and contributions to ...

Average couple Janet and Howard's lives begin to unravel when Howard's photographic memory helps win him a gameshow fortune. Janet doesn't want their lives to change that much. She's quite happy working at the supermarket, cooking for her husband three times a day and watching quiz shows in the evening. But once Howard unleashes his photographic brain on the world, the once modest used-car salesman can't seem to stop.

Passage-wise commentary on Sri Aurpbindo's epic poem

In this completely updated edition of her bestselling book, renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck shares her cutting-edge technique that has launched some of the most successful and lauded acting careers in Hollywood Let the instructor who taught Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Jim...

Prepare to be captivated by the eerie yet enchanting tale of a female djinn, Fatima, who defied her supernatural world for the sake of love. Set in the hauntingly beautiful backdrop of Tonk's royal haveli, this spine-chilling story unravels the forbidden romance between a mysterious djinn and a noble nawab. Drawn to the nawab's charm, the djinn breaks all the rules of her kind to be close to him. But as their relationship deepens, the boundaries between the human and paranormal realms blur, unleashing a series of events that neither could have foreseen. What happens when a being of immense ...

In this BBC full-cast production, Julius Caesar is triumphant after his victory over the sons of Pompey. But as bad omens and weather plague Rome, even his most loyal friends are starting to see the signs... Political intrigue and fierce battle rage in this tense and dynamic production in which...

Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, all featuring star-studded casts with the likes of Jacqueline Bisset, Miriam Margolyes, James Marsters, Alfred Molina, Roger Rees, Yeardley Smith, Eric Stoltz, and many more. This audio also includes a chilling dramatization of Wilde's sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Soon to be a major new London theatre show, The Witness for the Prosecution follows the hapless Leonard Vole as he learns he has been accused of murdering a wealthy widow in order to get his hands on the inheritance. His predicament is made even worse when he discovers his wife to be the chief...

American writer Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain has given us some literary gems with Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and his travel adventures in 19th-century Europe and to Australia and New Zealand. In How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, Twain discusses the telling of stories, rather than providing more stories.