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1. ENGLISH (01) PAPER 1. (Language)
No specific book is being recommended for background reading.
PAPER 2. (Literature in English)
DRAMA: The Merchant of Venice: unabridged play by (Shakespeare’s A.W. Verity) Only upto Act 4 to be studied.
TREASURE TROVE: A collection of ICSE Poems & Short Stories [Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. New Delhi].
POETRY: (All poems to be studied)
1. The Heart of the Tree – Henry Cuyler Bunner
2. The Cold Within -James Patrick Kinney
3. The Bangle Sellers – Sarojini Naidu
4. After Blenheim – Robert Southey
5. Television – Roald Dahl
6. Daffodils – William Wordsworth
7. The Patriot – Robert Browning
8. Nine Gold Medals- David Roth
PROSE (Short Stories): (All short stories to be studied)
1. Chief Seattle’s Speech
2. Old Man at the Bridge – Ernest Miller Hemingway
3. A Horse and Two Goats -R.K. Narayan
4. Hearts and Hands – O. Henry
5. A Face in the Dark – Ruskin Bond
6. An Angel in Disguise – T.S. Arthur
7. The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian Andersen
8. My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens
2. BENGALI (03):
(Only two of the following books are to be offered)
Sonkolita: A collection of ICSE Short
Stories & Poems (Power Publishers, Kolkata)
(i) Short Stories: (All short stories to be studied)
1. Laloo – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
2. Baama – Bibhutibhushan Banadyopadhyay
3. Canvassar – Banaphul
4. Asohojogee – Manik Bandyopadhyay
5. Neel Manusher Kahini – Sunil Gangyopadhyay
6. Gandhota Baro Sandehojanak – ShirshenduMukhopadhyay
7.Lokti – Humayun Ahmed(X)
(ii) Poems: (All poems to be studied)
1. Bangabhumir prati – Madhusudan Dutta
2. Kuli-Mojur – Najrul Islam
3. Siri – Sukanta Bhattacharya(X)
4. Phul Futuk Na Futuk -Subhash Mukhopadhay(X)
5. Amalkanti – Nirendranath Chakraborty (IX)
6. Babu Bolen – Shankha Ghosh
7. Kho-Kho – Amitabha Dasgupta
(iii) Novel: Chander Pahar – Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
(iv) Drama: Jumbo – Mohit Chattopadhyay
3. HINDI (05):
Recommended for background work:
Saras Hindi Vyakaran (Evergreen
Publications, New Delhi)
(Only two of the following books are to be offered)
Sahitya Sagar: A collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications, New Delhi)
(i) Short Stories: (All short stories to be studied)
1. Baat Athanni Ki – Sudarshan
2. Maha Yagya Ka Puruskar – Yashpal
3. Netaji Ka Chasma – Swayam Prakash
4. Bade Ghar Ki Beti – Premchand
5. Bhede Aur Bhediyen – Hari Shankar Parsai
6. Do Kalakar – Mannu Bhandari
(ii) Poems: (All poems to be studied)
1. Sakhi – Kabir Das
2. Swarg Bana Sakte Hai – Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
3. Wah Janmabhumi Meri – Sohanlal Dwivedi
4. Megh Aaye – Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
5. Sur Ke Pad – Surdas
6. Vinay Ke Pad – Tulsidas
7. Chalna Hamara Kam Hai – Shivmangal Singh ‘Suman’
(iii) Novel: Naya Raasta – Sushma Agarwal
(iv) Ekanki Sanchay: A collection of ICSE One Act Plays (Evergreen Publications, New Delhi)
1. Sanskar Aur Bhavna – Vishu Prabhakar
2. Bahu Ki Vida – Vinod Rastogi
3. Matri Bhoomi Ka Man – Hari Krishna “Premi”
4. Sukhi Dali – Upendra Nath “Ashka”
5. Deepdan – Ram Kumar Verma
