Question

Explain any three features of handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India.
OR
Mention any three features of pickwick papers.

Answer 1

The three features of handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India are as follows
(i) Handwritten manuscripts were copied on palm leaves or on handmade papers and sometime pages were beautifully illustrated.
(ii) They were pressed between wooden covers or sewn together to ensure preservation.
(iii) Before the age of print in India, manuscripts were available in vernacular languages.
OR
The three features of pickwick papers are as follows
(i) Pickwick papers were written by Charles Dickens.
(ii) There papers were serialised in a magazine in 1836
(iii) Serialisation allowed readers to relish the supers, discuss the characters of a novel and live for weeks with their stories like viewers of television soaps today.