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Dan Brown rose to fame in 2003 with his controversial international best-seller “The Da Vinci Code”. This, however, was not his first work. He made his debut in the field of fictional thriller novels with “Digital Fortress“, published in 1998. Though the book primarily belongs to the techno-thriller genre, Dan Brown’s love for puzzles and anagrams, which he later utilised ... Read More »

Published in 1816, “Emma” is considered a Jane Austen masterpiece, second best in her works after “Pride and Prejudice”. It was the last of her published works during her life. “Emma” is a story of a beautiful, rich and clever girl who finds her share of love after and in spite of a lot of mistakes on her part. Boook ... Read More »

“Mansfield Park”, the third published work of Jane Austen is considered to be one of her mature works written after 1801. While her narrative remains as witty and satiric as ever, Mansfield Park deals more with the emotions and feelings of its heroine Fanny as she grows from a child to a woman in her uncle’s home that is called ... Read More »

Bride and Prejudice, a Bollywood version by director Gurinder Chaddha of the novel “Pride and Prejudice” was released in 2004 with featuring the leading pair of Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson. The movie was released in India in its Hindi version called “Balle Balle, Amritsar to LA”. The screenplay by Chaddha and Paul Mayeda Berges follows the story line of ... Read More »

This is considered the Jane Austen masterpiece and is one of the most popular books of English literature (approx. 20 million copies sold till date) that has been successfully casting its spell on generation after generation of readers. Written by her as “First Impressions” and later published with the title “Pride and Prejudice“, this is one of the best love ... Read More »

This very first published novel of Jane Austen is a remarkable peace of work which more or less defines her style of writing that she later on perfected and is celebrated for. Her witty and satiric language describing all the commonplace situations and circumstances with her excellent insight and humour makes the incidents interesting and entertaining to the reader. The ... Read More »