How to Live to be 200 (Stephen Leacock)

                   How to live to be 200

                                         (Stephen Leacock)

GENERAL INTRODUCTION: -

                                         “How to Live to be 200” is humorous, exaggerated, satirical and advisable essay by Stephen Leacock. He is famous Canadian political scientist, historian and humourist. His stories are mostly a criticism of foolish habits and behavior of the contemporary society. In this essay, his style is both humorous and satirical.

Bromides & Sulphite

                                          

    (3) BROMIDES AND SULPHITES                            

                                  (Gelett Burgess)

GENERAL INTRODUCTION:-

                                        “Bromides and Sulphites” is an interesting, humorous and quite different essay by Gelett Burgess, who was a well-known American humourist and prose writer. He wrote a number of humorous articles and stories together with his illustrations. This essay has been extracted from his famous book: “Are you a Bromide?”

The Last Lesson

                                                       

                                      (2). THE LAST LESSON

                                              (Alphonse Daudet)

GENERAN INTRODUCTION: -

                                             Alphonse Daudet is a renowned French novelist and short-fiction writer. He is famous for his precise observation of life, replete with a rare degree of charm and humour as well. He is, at the same time, objective and personal. “The Last Lesson” is one of his famous stories.

THE DAMNED HIMAN RACE (MarkTwain)

                         (1) THE DAMNED HUMAN RACE
                                             (Mark Twain)

GENERAL INTRODUCTION: -               

                                            “The Damned Human Race” is a very contemplative and satirical essay written by Mark Twain. He is one of the greatest essayists and short story writers of the American Literature. His writings are usually savage satire and pessimistic. The present essay has been extracted from his famous book “letters from the Earth”, one of his famous works. His pen name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens but he wrote under the pseudonym ‘Mark twain’ which is the call of pilots when taking soundings, meaning ‘two fathoms’.