The textbook Reading Prose and Fiction offers a carefully curated collection of essays and stories that trace the evolution of human thought and imagination through prose. The anthology invites discussion on classical and contemporary voice -from Bcon's reflective wisdom and Lamb's lyrical initimacy to Braithwaite's compassionate social realism and Ghosh's meditative ecological vision. Designed as a Major course dor Semester IV undergraduate students of Mhatma Gandhi University , under the MGU-UGP scheme, the selection blend literary charm with moral insight , nurturing linguistic competence , analytical ability and an awareness of global human values.