Synopsis As the title, 'A Critical Harvest: Essays and Studies' Indicates, this collection of essays represents all the diverse areas in which Prof. Naik has worked for about four decades. The areas include British literature, American literature, Anglo-Indian writing, Translation, and, of course, Indian English literature, of which Dr. Naik has been one of the earliest and ablest champions. Prof. Naik's critical writing has always been marked by solid scholarship, cogent argumentation, and balanced judgement, while his style is known for its elegance, wit and total freedom from jargon. This collection is vintage M.K. Naik, in every respect.