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