The English Teacher

Krishna, an English teacher in the town of Malgudi, nagged by the feeling he's doing the wrong work, is nonetheless delighted by his domestic life, where his wife and young daughter wait for him outside the house every afternoon. Devastated by the death of his wife, Krishna comes to realise what he really wants to do, and makes a decision that will change his life forever. This copy is one of the rare ‘Guild Books Continental Editions’. It was first published in 1945 by Eyre & Spottiswoode. The paperbound Guild Books series (published between 1941 and 1955) was intended to compete with Penguin Books using ‘collective’ publishing. The British Publishers Guild, initially led by George Harrap, consisted of publishers banding together to publish cheaply in a popular format.