Chapter-7 Later, I came to know that my enemies at court, Admiral Bolgolam and Flimnap, who was the treasurer of the empire, had misrepresented my meeting with the ambassadors.I wish to share with the readers the reasons for their hatred towards me. Skyresh Bolgolam was the admiral of the imperial Navy. He was considered to […]
Chapter-6 About two weeks later, the principal secretary of private affairs came to see me. His name was Reldresal. He had come with a secret message from the king. He had been sent to discuss with me the internal and the external problems of Lilliput. He asked, “Can I talk to you?”“Yes,” I said, “I
Chapter-5 I tried to show the people that I was a good, kind man. I let the children play hide and seek in my hair. Sometimes I picked up five or six people and let them dance on my hand. The king brought dancers, singers and acrobats for me to watch. I liked the rope
Chapter-4 One day, the king asked me not to mind a search of my pockets by his officers. He promised to return my belongings when I left their country. I agreed to do as he pleased. The search was ordered. Two search officers were asked to go into my pockets and make a list of
Chapter-3 When I stood up, I could see all of the city and the farms around it. It looked like a garden with lots of doll houses in the centre. The fields looked like never-ending gardens. The tallest trees were no more than seven feet high.The king descended from the tower and moved towards me
Chapter-2 After some time, I heard some noise but could not understand what it was. Immediately, I felt something moving on my left leg. Gradually and gently, it reached close to my chest. I bent my eyes downwards as much as I could. To my utter surprise, I saw a tiny man. He was only
Part-1 Chapter-1 I was born to a family in Nottinghamshire. I was the third of five sons. Although I studied at Cambridge as a teenager yet my father was too poor to keep me there. So, at the age of seventeen, I was sent to London to be a surgeon’s apprentice. Mr James Bates was
Chapter-12 Lack of witnesses worked as a boon for Magwitch as he was saved from being tested immediately after having been taken to the court, next day. Mr Jaggers was angry with me as I hadn’t taken charge of my patron’s property. I wanted to be ensured that my benefactor must have the best advice.
Chapter-11 Magwitch’s safety and his safe passage out of England was my sole motive. Since Magwitch was longing to seek his private vengeance with Compeyson, I decided not to tell Magwitch anything about him. I just told him that I had a talk with my friend Wemmick. “Sir, I had a talk with Wemmick and
Chapter-10 Before going abroad, I wanted to meet both Estella and Miss Havisham. Firstly, I went to Richmond. Reaching there, I just got to know that Estella had gone to Miss Havisham’s.I was wrapped in fog while on my way to Miss Havisham. When I reached Blue Boar next morning, I saw there Bentley Drummle!“I
Chapter-9 As I waited for the strange, old man to join me at the breakfast next morning, the door flung open and he came out. He was looking quite miserable and vulnerable in the daytime.“Sir, what’s your good name?” I asked him, “I have already told everyone around that you are an uncle of mine.”“OK;
Chapter-8 I had grown old now, almost twenty-four years of age. One evening while Herbert was out touring for his job, I was all alone by myself at my place reading a newspaper. I heard a noise of someone stepping on the staircase. For a moment, I thought that it was my sister’s ghost. But
Chapter-7 I had already adapted to the lifestyle of London. My expectations grew, and with it grew my expenses. I started leading a lavish life, spending far more than what was allocated. I got into debt. With me Mr Herbert too was in debt. We put ourselves down for a membership club. This made us
Chapter-6 I had to see Estella at once. So, I decided to stay at the Blue Boar inn, not with Joe. Next morning, I rang the bell at Miss Havisham’s gate and waited with a beating heart. I was lost in daydreaming. Miss Havisham had adopted Estella, so she would not adopt me as well.
Chapter-5 I reached London in the afternoon. I visited Mr Jaggers’ office right away. He was busy with a client of his, so I had to wait. After finishing up with the client, he called me in. While he was having his lunch, he informed me about the arrangements he had done for my stay