Book Review – 50 World’s Greatest Essays

Book Name- 50 World’s Greatest Essays
Author- Various
Genre- Essays
Publisher- Fingerprint! Publishing
Pages- 720 Pages
Price – 299/-

Blurb

From self-expression and personal discoveries to revelations and diatribes, essays have been thought-provoking, educating, informing and even entertaining us for more than four hundred years. And the diversity of the subjects this art has covered is boundless—loving, hating, self-reliance, prudence, witches, liars and even poetry and writing.
The literary canon abounds with innumerable essays. Out of this, we bring to you fifty carefully chosen, remarkable and insightful masterpieces to rekindle your appreciation of this art form, such as The Death of the Moth by Virginia Woolf, Of Liars by Michel de Montaigne, Of Love by Francis Bacon, Silly Novels by Lady Novelists by George Eliot, Friendship by Joseph Addison and many more.

“An essay is a thing which someone
does himself; and the point of the essay
is not the subject, . . . but the charm of personality.”
– Arthur Benson, The Art of the Essayist

“All writers are vain, selfish and lazy and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a
long bout of some painful illness.”
– George Orwell, Why I Write

“The struggle was over. The insignificant little creature now knew death. As I looked at the dead moth, this minute wayside triumph of so great a force over so mean an antagonist filled me with wonder.”
– Virginia Woolf, The Death of the Moth

Review

This book – 50 World’s Greatest Essays – would serve as the best reference source for content and context. The effort behind this book to collect, select and sort so as to compile the most effective collection of essays is evident and is admirable. The essays are on varied topics forming a wider horizon, it is not a field centric which makes it all the more a very good choice to pick.  The fifty carefully chosen collection include masterpieces like Friendship by Joseph Adison and Silly Novels by Lady Novelists and so on. I would love to recommend it to all.

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Book Review- The Unexpected Son

Book Name- The Unexpected Son
Author- Shobhan Bantwal
Genre- Literature & Fiction
Publisher- Fingerprint! Publishing
Pages- 328 Pages
Price – 229 Rs.

Blurb

On a sunny April morning in West Windsor, New Jersey, Vinita Patil wakes up to find an envelope from Mumbai in her mail. The anonymous missive inside it claims that her son is dying of leukaemia and that his survival may depend on her. This confounds Vinita. She has been living with her husband and daughter for twenty-five years in America. She has no son. or does she

Once upon a time, in a small town in India, a middle-class girl fell in love with an upper-class playboy from her college. The torrid affair inevitably ended in a catastrophe that turned her world upside down.

Now, as transgressions from her past threaten to rattle her cozy suburban dream, Vinita must leave behind a family whose faith in her has been shaken and return to her hometown in India that’s on the brink of bedlam.

Amidst this turmoil, will Vinita be able to salvage her marriage? or will secrets from the past wreck her world forever? Find out in this riveting tale of one woman’s emotional journey back home to make amends for blunders made in her youth.

Review

Maybe the title of this book rings a bell- The Unexpected Son – Vinita Patil amidst her settled and happy life gets a note about how her son is ill and he is in dire need of her. The story further casts light on the possibility of her having a son, and how she is coping up with the situation. The drama takes a turn of chaos as her balanced and content life is shook with the unexpected intruding news. The book pretty much effectively depicts that past tormenting present and present self, resolving past mistakes and workout the way of character growth.

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Book Review – The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons

Book Name- The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons
Author- Napoleon Hill
Genre- Business Self Help
Publisher- Fingerprint! Publishing
Pages- 760 Pages
Price – 249 Rs.

Blurb

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.”
From helping you rid yourself of aimlessness and find a definite purpose to teaching you the art of negotiating harmoniously with others, this course on the fundamentals of success will guide you, lesson by lesson, through the sixteen laws of success, which include mastering fears and increasing self-confidence, inculcating the habit of saving your income, stimulating your imagination, practicing self-control, accurate thinking and profiting by failure.
With valuable insights on how the famous American millionaires became successful, Napoleon Hill’s The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons is a classic bestseller. It continues to inspire and guide readers to achieve their dreams and become successful.

Review

As I came across this book the quote that stroke my mind is the one I came across during childhood- All you have to fear is fear itself! The Law of Success in sixteen lessons my Napolean Hill works across that point; it delivers context and ideas to how to bring about success breaking the barriers and fear… understanding in essence that fear is nothing more than a state of mind that you could conquer. The book cites various real life samples of success and efforts that could inspire you to the core. It is worth to add it into your collection.

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Book Review – The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Book Name- The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes 
Author- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Genre- Classic Fiction/ Crime
Publisher- Fingerprint! Publishing
Pages- 320 Pages
Price – 149 Rs.

Blurb

When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
From cases that baffle the clients to the ones that leave even the police bemused, Sherlock Holmes can solve it all.
A collection of the twelve final adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes includes ‘The Problem of the Thor Bridge,’ ‘The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire,’ ‘The Adventure of the Retired Colourman,’ ‘The Adventure of the Three Garridebs,’ and ‘The Adventure of the Illustrious Client.’
Rip-roaring and spine-chilling, these stories have been intriguing readers for generations.

Review

Who haven’t heard of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it’s author? The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes presents twelve said final adventures of Sherlock Holmes that would keep you glued to the book as you read. As expected it’s a brilliant work and the collection serves a great purpose for a great reading time. I don’t think it is age specific, anyone can enjoy this amazing piece of work. Shout-out to all Sherlock Holmes fans out there, this would be a great pick to add to your collections.

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Book Review – Kim

Book Name- Kim
Author- Rudyard Kipling
Genre- Classic Fiction
Publisher- Fingerprint! Publishing
Pages- 356 Pages
Price – 149 Rs.

Blurb

I am Kim. I am Kim. And what is Kim?’
His soul repeated it again and again.
Kimball “Kim” O’Hara, an Irish orphan, leads a hand-to-mouth existence. He begs on the streets of Lahore, British India and runs small errands for Mahbub Ali, a horse trader and spy.
One day, when he befriends an old Tibetan lama who is on a quest to find the legendary and sacred River of the Arrow, Kim becomes his disciple and follows him on his quest to attain enlightenment.
What happens as they journey together along the Grand Trunk Road and learn about the Great Game?
A riveting coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia at the end of the nineteenth century, Rudyard Kipling’s Kim is a timeless classic. It has undergone several film and television adaptations and continues to remain noteworthy.

Review

One of the most renowned work of Rudyard Kipling … KIM. Classics do have its own charm and beauty to it. Kim is no different, it is a brilliant story of Kim who is beggar when life took its turn is on a quest to find enlightenment influenced by a Tibetan Lama who wishes for the same by finding the legendary and sacred river of the arrow!

Each page will keep you hooked; it will present a great engaging reading experience. The characters mainly Kim will grow on you with each passing page. The writing style is something of praiseworthy too as expected, It’s a work of art! You will love it for sure.

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Book Review – A Little Princess

Book Name- A Little Princess
Author- Frances Hodgson Burnett 
Genre- Classic Fiction
Publisher- Fingerprint Publishing
Pages- 244 Pages
Price – 99 Rs. 

Blurb

“I pretend I am a princess, so that
I can try and behave like one.”
When the kind and imaginative seven-year-old Sara Crewe reaches Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary for Young Ladies with her papa, she doesn’t quite like it.
“I don’t like it, papa,” she said. “But then
I dare say soldiers—even brave ones—
don’t really like going into battle.”
The apple of her father’s eye, Sara has all the privileges at the seminary and is treated with special care. Soon enough, she befriends her classmates and is nicknamed a ‘princess’, which she often pretends to be.
But just after her eleventh birthday, when the news of her father’s death arrives, everything changes.
Will Sara Crewe’s imagination help her
cope up with the loss and hardships?
One of the all-time children’s novels, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess is a remarkable story. It has been adapted for films, theatre, musicals, and television, and continues to remain popular more than a century after its publication.

Review

One of the best and remarkable story about this girl who loved to be like princess who was indeed a princess for her father, suddenly left alone due to the unavoidable. It is a very touching story how she, the princess like existence copes up and works with the oddities of life. The character is pretty amazing, she will grow on you with each passing pages making you the reader feel her glee as well as remorse. I believe it’s a best story and happy to see it out again as this issue. It directly goes to my book collection of classics, it is the added gem to the set.

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Book Review -The Jungle Book

Book Name- The Jungle Book
Author- Rudyard Kipling
Genre- Classic Fiction
Publisher- Fingerprint Publishing
Pages- 240 Pages
Price – 99 RS.

Blurb

Fingerprint! Pocket Classics are perfect pocket-sized editions. Convenient to carry, priced right and ideal for gifting and collecting, each classic with its vibrant cover and flap jacket offers an ultimate reading experience. On a warm evening in the Seeonee hills, a family of wolves finds someone at the threshold of their cave–a human child, who knows nothing of the world of men. Adopted by Father Wolf, the man-cub Mowgli grows up with the pack in the Jungle. He begins his journey and learns the law of the Jungle with the help of his new-found friends. Embark on this adventurous journey with Mowgli and many others, as you read the enchanting The Jungle Book.

Review

Even over the years, the renowned classics like The Jungle Book will never loose its charm as books like these are the ones contributes a great deal to childhood and later becomes the great deal of nostalgia. On that regard, the jungle book in pocket classics form is an intriguing version of the same. The pocket size classics stands out in its own way and appeals to the children very well. My kids love this book. I would give all the stars to The Jungle Book of classics. It’s a pretty good one.

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Book Review- Nationalism

Book Name- Nationalism
Author- Rabindranath Tagore
Genre- Political Ideologies
Publisher- Fingerprint Publishing
Pages- 128 Pages
Price – 99 Rs.

Blurb

Fingerprint! Pocket Classics are perfect pocket-sized editions. Convenient to carry, priced right and ideal for gifting and collecting, each classic with its vibrant cover and flap jacket offers an ultimate reading experience.
A compendium of lectures delivered by Tagore during the First World War and the Swadeshi movement in India, Nationalism emphasizes Tagore’s political and philosophical views on human understanding and its weakness for power and material hoardings. The lectures—written in a lucid, metaphoric, poetic prose—are loaded with a piercing vision of the future and are a critique on his views on spirituality and humanity. The book holds much relevance in today’s environment of violence and intolerance.

Review

This gem of a book – Nationalism in pocket size delivers our great Rabindranath Tagore’s political as well as phylosophical views on how men perceive power and the sense of materialism along with its weakness. It’s a pretty good concise context of Tagore’s great ideologies that resonated with strength during the time of World War 1. It is such a great work by the hands behind this book to bring about such an interesting piece of work. Considering the strong thoughts of Tagore about violence and peace it still and will hold importance with regards to changing times. A superb book to opt to for.

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Book Review- Great Expectations

Book Name- Great Expectations
Author- Charles Dickens
Genre- Classic Fiction
Publisher- Fingerprint Publishing
Pages- 600 Pages
Price – 399

Blurb-

This exquisitely designed leather-bound edition of one of Dickens’ greatest works comes with a gold-foiled cover, a ribbon bookmark, gilded edges and beautiful endpapers. Ideal to be read and treasured, it makes for a perfect addition to any library.
Taken to the Satis House by his Uncle Pumblechook one day, Pip, a young orphan, meets a wealthy, eccentric spinster, Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward, Estella. Pip instantly falls in love with her. But in the days to come, he is constantly reminded that Estella is heartless.
“You must know,” said Estella, condescending to me as a brilliant and beautiful woman might, “that I have no heart . . .”
Apprenticed as a blacksmith with his brother-in-law, Pip yearns to become a wealthy gentleman in order to be worthy of her. And when he learns of the expectations from a secret benefactor for him to be trained in the gentlemanly arts, he goes to London.
As a series of events follow, including Estella’s marriage to the brutal nobleman, Bentley Drummle, will Pip and Estella ever unite?

Review

One of the classic work of Charles Dickens, the celebrated author of the 18th century – Great Expectations in hardbound edition. If you are into collecting classic tales this one would make a great choice for you. The publishing house did a great job in bringing this book into the market in hard bound form with quality, it is a commendable effort. As said this would make a great choice to grab, worth to be shared with youngsters and children. A good addition choice to any library. Kudos to the team behind.

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Book Review- Pride & Prejudice

Book Name- Pride & Prejudice 
Author- Jane Austen 
Genre- Classic Fiction
Publisher- Fingerprint! Publishing
Pages- 520 Pages
Price – 499 Rs.

Blurb

This collectable edition is beautifully crafted and designed. Perfect for gifting as well as for keeps. A prized edition for any library.
When Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time at a ball, she writes him off as an arrogant and obnoxious man. He not only acts like an insufferable snob, but she also overhears him rejecting the very idea of asking her for a dance! As life pits them against each other again and again, Darcy begins to fall for Elizabeth’s wit and intelligence and Elizabeth begins to question her feelings about Darcy. But when Darcy saves her youngest sister Lydia from a scandal, Elizabeth starts to wonder if her pride has prejudiced her opinion of Darcy. Through this tale about two warring hearts, Jane Austen weaves a witty satire about life in eighteenth century England. And though it was published more than two centuries ago, Pride and Prejudice continues to enthrall readers to this very day.
A beautiful classic leather-bound edition, this book is perfect as keepsake.

Review

Who haven’t heard about the Pride and Prejudice? Such a celebrated piece of work in the literary world and such an interesting one is brought to market as Deluxe Edition. The quality of the book is very much awesome. The tag deluxe edition is literally implemented. Any book collector would love to pick this up. It would make a great addition to school/general libraries. I added this to my personnel collection of books, and I like reading it to my kids. I am quite satisfied with this product.

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