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Novel begins and we find that The Umuofia Progressive Union (U.P.U) has given Obi Okonkwo a scholarship to study law in England, a scholarship that Obi has to pay back upon his return. And, thus, he leaves for England, stopping in Lagos on the way out. While in England, several things happen to him. First, he changes his course of study to English and abandons law. Secondly, he finds himself nostalgic for home,  writing poems about Nigeria. Finally, he meets a girl named Clara at a dance in London, the girl is Nigerian, and they begin a relationship after 4 years. Obi stay in Lagos with his friend Joseph, trying to find a job and a place of his own. He also visits his own home village of Umuofia. Obi is quickly given a post on the Scholarship Board of the Civil Service and is also introduced to the world of bribery, which is a world he rejects. A man offers Obi money for his little sister's scholarship. Obi rejects the offer, only later to be met at home by the little sister ...

As the novel opens, Huck is not thrilled with his new life of cleanliness, manners, church, and school. However, he keeps it out at the request of Tom Sawyer, who tells him that in order to take part in Tom’s new “robbers’ gang,” Huck must stay “respectable.” All is well and good until Huck’s drunken father, Pap, appears in town and demands Huck’s money. The local judge, Judge Thatcher, and the Widow try to get legal custody of Huck, but another new judge in town believes in the rights of Huck’s natural father and even takes the old drunk into his own home in an attempt to reform him. This effort fails and Pap soon returns to his old ways. He hangs around town for several months, harassing his son, who in the meantime has learned to read and to tolerate the Widow’s attempts to improve him. Finally when the Widow Douglas warns him to stay away from her house, Pap kidnaps Huck and holds him in a cabin across the river from St. Petersburg. Whenever Pap goes out, he locks Huck in the...

History of English literature is divided into following period 1.Old or Anglo Saxon literature 2.Middle English literature 3.Elizabethan literature 4.The age of Milton 5.Restoration drama 6.Neoclassicism 7.Romanticism 8.The Victorian period 9.The twentieth century (modern) 10.Post modernism (present) 1. Old English literature: was written from about 600-1100, The greatest old English poem called 'Beowulf ' whose author is unknown. The old English authors, are known by name are Cadmon,the author of a short hymn,and Cynewulf' the author of four long poems 2.Middle English literature: (1100-1500) Poetry: the most important poet of the time is Geoffrey Chaucer, his greatest work is Canterbury tales. Drama: The three main types of medieval drama are mystery plays,about Bible stories,miracle plays about the lives of saints and the miracles the performed and morality plays,in which character s personify moral qualities such as charity or vice. 3.Elizabethan lit...