Class 11 English Elective ESSAY 5. WHAT IS A GOOD BOOK?
Class 11 English Elective ESSAY 5. WHAT IS A GOOD BOOK? प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class 11 English Elective (ESSAY ) 5.
WHAT IS A GOOD BOOK? - John Ruskin MAIN POINTS ☞ The
essay 'What is a Good Book?' is written by John Ruskin. ☞ The
extract is taken from Sesame and Lilies. ☞ According
to the author a good book is always in the printed form. ☞ We
can't categorize a newspaper or a letter to a book. Both of these lack
permanence. Thus a good book should have permanence in nature. ☞ Ruskin
says there are good books as well as bad books. ☞ He
says that a person should always read good books. ☞ There
have been books written by great men of all ages. These books take us in the
company of the aristocracy. ☞ The
author says that gates of knowledge are open to only those people who are
meritorious. We can't enter these gates with wealth or bribery. ☞ A
good book contains a very deep meaning. We can understand it only if we can
read between the lines.