Get notes, solutions, summary, textual questions and answers, extras, MCQs, and pdf of all chapters—the prose (stories), verse (poems), and Drama (Play)—which are part of (West Bengal Board) WBCHSE Class 12 English syllabus. However, the notes should only be treated for references and changes should be made according to the needs of the students. Please select the chapter you need the notes for and proceed.
Semester III
| Prose |
| The Night Train at Deoli — Ruskin Bond |
| Strong Roots — APJ Abdul Kalam |
| A Room of One’s Own: Section on ‘Shakespeare’s Sister’ — Virginia Woolf |
| Verse |
| Our Casuarina Tree — Toru Dutt |
| Ulysses — Lord Alfred Tennyson |
| Play/Drama |
| Tara (Act I) — Mahesh Dattani |
Semester IV
About WBCHSE Class 12 English Literature (ENG B)
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education provides an English textbook for students in Classes XI and XII. This book is named ‘A Realm English (B) Selection’. It includes literary pieces for both classes, covering prose, poetry, and plays. The Government of West Bengal provides this book free of cost to students of Class XI. This textbook helps students in their study of English as a second language.
The Class XII portion of the book is organized into two semesters. Semester III offers a range of prose, poetry, and a play. The prose selections for Semester III are ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ by Ruskin Bond, ‘Strong Roots’ by APJ Abdul Kalam, and ‘A Room of One’s Own: Section on ‘Shakespeare’s Sister” by Virginia Woolf. The poetry section for Semester III presents ‘Our Casuarina Tree’ by Toru Dutt and ‘Ulysses’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Additionally, students read ‘Tara (Act I)’, a play by Mahesh Dattani.
Semester IV for Class XII features additional literary works. The prose pieces for this semester include ‘Alice in Wonderland – ‘Down the Rabbit Hole” by Lewis Carroll and ‘Three Questions’ by Leo Tolstoy. The poetry selections are ‘Hawk Roosting’ by Ted Hughes, ‘That time of year … (Sonnet 73)’ by William Shakespeare, and ‘The Greenhouse Effect’ by Carl Dennis. The play component for Semester IV is ‘Tara (Act II)’ by Mahesh Dattani, which completes the play introduced earlier.
The book brings together both Indian and international texts. It gives students a selection of literature from different forms and authors. This arrangement supports students in learning about various kinds of literary writing.
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