Hornbill: Textbook in English for Class XI

Official National Curriculum Framework Blueprint • Published by NCERT

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Published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, Hornbill: Textbook in English for Class XI serves as the official main literature reader designed to cultivate advanced language proficiency, critical reading comprehension, and literary analysis for senior secondary students studying English Core. Fully aligned with the contemporary curriculum prescribed by CBSE and central educational boards, this foundational textbook guides Class 11 students through a curated collection of classic prose and poetry modules by eminent national and international writers, including Khushwant Singh's reflection in The Portrait of a Lady, Gordon Cook and Alan East's sea survival account in We're Not Afraid to Die... if We Can All Be Together, A.R. Williams's historical exploration in Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues, Nathalie Trouveroy's art appreciation essay Landscape of the Soul, Nani Palkhivala's environmental commentary The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement's Role, Terence Rattigan's dramatic play The Browning Version, Sybille Bedford's travelogue extract The Adventure, and Nick Middleton's pilgrimage account Silk Road, alongside evocative poetic works such as A Photograph by Shirley Toulson, The Laburnum Top by Ted Hughes, The Voice of the Rain by Walt Whitman, Childhood by Markus Natten, and Father to Son by Elizabeth Jennings. The front cover presents a warm golden-olive header box displaying the title Hornbill with dark typography, framed by an intricate Indian folk art circular sunburst medallion illustration featuring a central stylized white bird with outspread yellow wings surrounded by colorful radiating petal patterns in red, green, orange, and black, anchored by a traditional vertical border along the right margin. Sourced directly from central publishers, Pepper Books guarantees that each paperback copy, referenced under ISBN -, is delivered brand new, clean, and in pristine condition to safeguard the quality of your academic library collection.

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