‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is one of the finest macabre stories in the whole world. Its author, Edgar Allan Poe, is an American writer from the nineteenth century and is credited by some to be the creator of the horror genre in fiction. His tales of the macabre are very remarkable. This story is considered a … [Read more...] about ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe: Short Story Analysis
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‘Howl’ by Alan Durant: Short Story Analysis
‘Howl’ by Alan Durant: Short Story Analysis ‘Howl’ is one of my favorite werewolf stories. I read the story for the first time in the year 2009 when I was in the last year of degree college. The author of this interesting and heartfelt werewolf short story is Alan Durant, a famous British author who writes for children, preteens, and teenagers. ‘Howl’ is the story of … [Read more...] about ‘Howl’ by Alan Durant: Short Story Analysis
‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer: Short Story Analysis
‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer: Short Story Analysis ‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer is from his short story collection Cat O’Nine Tales which he wrote in connection with his prison sentence. He based this story on a real-life incident that he experienced or heard in London after his release. The allusion in the title of the story is to King … [Read more...] about ‘The Wisdom of Solomon’ by Jeffrey Archer: Short Story Analysis
‘Do Stay, Giraffe’ by Wolfgang Borchert: Short Story Analysis
‘Do Stay, Giraffe’ by Wolfgang Borchert: Short Story Analysis ‘Do Stay, Giraffe’ by German short story writer Wolfgang Borchert is a bold story of how amid terrible darkness, a mysteriously tall man and a prostitute get intimate with each other. The tall man is nicknamed ‘giraffe’ by the young prostitute because he is tall. The man could have been a German soldier … [Read more...] about ‘Do Stay, Giraffe’ by Wolfgang Borchert: Short Story Analysis
‘A Family Man’ by V. S. Pritchett: Short Story Analysis
‘A Family Man’ by V. S. Pritchett: Short Story Analysis ‘A Family Man’ is penned by V. S. Pritchett who was a talented and highly acclaimed short story writer in twentieth-century England. He is well known for his ironic short stories which mostly depict the comical things that happen to people. This is one such ironic and comical story of a middle-class promiscuous … [Read more...] about ‘A Family Man’ by V. S. Pritchett: Short Story Analysis