About the Text and the Author: Andrew Barton Paterson (1864-1941) was an Australian poet, journalist and author who wrote extensively on Australian life. His notable works include Waltzing Matilda and The Man from Snowy River. The Cat describes in minute detail the daily activities of cats. The humorous narrative takes us into the world of …
About the Poet and the Poem: John Edward Masefield was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Poems of Masefield were first published in periodicals at the age of 24. His first collection of poems was Salt-Water Ballads. Among his best known works are the children’s novels The Midnight Folk …
About the Author & the Text: A popular and financially successful writer, Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) is considered one of Canada’s best-known and most enduring authors. She is best known for Anne of Green Gables (1908). Montgomery published twenty novels and more than five hundred short stories and poems for appreciative readers of all ages. …
About the Poet & the Poem: Edward James ‘Ted’ Hughes (1930 – 1998) was a prolific English poet, translator, and children’s writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held office until his death. His popular works include – Birthday Letter, …
About the Author & the Text: Nayantara Sahgal, in full Nayantara Pandit Sahgal (1927), is a leading Indian journalist and novelist whose fiction presents the personal crises of India’s elite amid settings of political upheaval. She is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, the second of the three daughters born to Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister, Vijaya …
About the Poet & the Poem: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) — a New England preacher, essayist, lecturer, poet, and philosopher—was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the 19th century in the United States. His famous poems include Concord Hymn, Brahma, etc. The poem Fable is based on the conversation between the mountain …
About the author & the text: R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) is one of the best-known and finest Indo-English writers. He created the imaginary town of Malgudi, where realistic characters in a typically Indian setting lived amid unpredictable events. His notable and most popular works include Malgudi Days and the Sahitya Academy award-wining The Guide. The …
