A reading of representative number of novels along with a few short stories or a short novel. The basic purpose of the course is to understand the form of fiction and to clearly grasp its elements such as plot, character, setting, and theme. Students will be required to write short papers on these elements.

Text:(We Recommend The Norton Critical Edition)
Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe.
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice.
Dickens, C. Oliver Twist.
Dickens, C. Great Expectations.
Eliot, G. Silas Marner.
Hardy, T. The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Conrad, J. Heart of Darkness.
Forster, E. M. A Passage To India.
Woolf, V. To the Light House.
Golding, W. The Lord of the Flies.
Pickthall, Marmaduke. Veiled Women.
Pickthall, Marmaduke. The Early Hours.

• Administrator: Dr. Ali Abureesh
• Course creator: Dr. Ali Abureesh
• Teacher: Dr. Mukhtar Chaudhary