‘The Suitable Surroundings’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis ‘The Suitable Surroundings’ by paranormal fiction writer Ambrose Bierce is a story of obsession, horror, and death. The fulcrum of this story rests on a mentally unstable writer called Colston who dares his friend Marsh to read a ghost story. This ghost story will have to be read in an abandoned house, … [Read more...] about ‘The Suitable Surroundings’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis
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‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis William Sydney Porter, or O. Henry as he is famously known, is the writer of this very interesting short story titled ‘Hearts and Hands’. The title informs the astute reader that the story is going to deal with handcuffs, the quizzical nature on which hand or hands the cuffs are cuffed, as well as the emotional side … [Read more...] about ‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘A Face in the Dark’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis
‘A Face in the Dark’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis ‘A Face in the Dark’ is a simple horror story penned by the most favorite writer of India, Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond is known as ‘the writer from the hills’ and most of the themes in his stories are centered in the hills of India, especially in the regions of Mussoorie, Shimla, Landour, Dehradun, to name a few. … [Read more...] about ‘A Face in the Dark’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis
‘Old Friends’ by Shusaku Endo: Short Story Analysis
‘Old Friends’ by Shusaku Endo: Short Story Analysis ‘Old Friends’ by Shusaku Endo is a story centered around the tragedy of the Second World War in Japan and Poland. Endo was a convert to Roman Catholicism and a well-known novelist of a few books. In this story, he mentions about his returning from Poland, a place which was very much devastated by the Second World War … [Read more...] about ‘Old Friends’ by Shusaku Endo: Short Story Analysis
‘Mr. Know-All’ by William Somerset Maugham: Short Story Analysis
‘Mr. Know-All’ by William Somerset Maugham: Short Story Analysis ‘Mr. Know-All’ is a heart-rending story of a big talker who saved the marriage of a modest woman. The story is penned by one of my favorite short story writers, William Somerset Maugham. Maugham is a British writer of great repute and has had one of the most successful literary careers in the twentieth … [Read more...] about ‘Mr. Know-All’ by William Somerset Maugham: Short Story Analysis