‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis The first time I read this short story was in the year 2009. It was one of the shortest of short stories that I had ever read about the paranormal and is an excerpt from Charles Dickens' early work The Pickwick Papers. ‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ is a sort of jocular trick Charles Dickens plays on the … [Read more...] about ‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Silent Sisters’ by Israel Zangwill: Short Story Analysis
‘The Silent Sisters’ by Israel Zangwill: Short Story Analysis ‘The Silent Sisters’ is a very touching story about how two Jewish women living in a lower-middle-class environment in London remain ‘silent’ until the end. Yet, in their silence was a testament to faithfulness to old oaths, distances between people in the family which cannot be breached by time, or … [Read more...] about ‘The Silent Sisters’ by Israel Zangwill: Short Story Analysis
‘An Old Maid’s Triumph’ by George Gissing: Short Story Analysis
‘An Old Maid’s Triumph’ by George Gissing: Short Story Analysis We remember George Gissing because of his most famous work New Grub Street. I especially think of him as a writer who blends hard work with misery in his written works. He was a man who had faced hardships, and this is shown clearly in this short story which to me is more of a character sketch, as my … [Read more...] about ‘An Old Maid’s Triumph’ by George Gissing: Short Story Analysis
‘In the Library’ by W. W. Jacobs: Short Story Analysis
‘In the Library’ by W. W. Jacobs: Short Story Analysis William Wymark Jacobs’, more popularly known as W. W. Jacobs, short story ‘In the Library’, is an action-packed and suspenseful story of how two bachelors spending the evening together alone, land up individually in grave trouble. We must not forget that W. W. Jacobs is the author of the macabre short story ‘The … [Read more...] about ‘In the Library’ by W. W. Jacobs: Short Story Analysis
‘Drink My Blood’ by Richard Matheson: Short Story Analysis
‘Drink My Blood’ by Richard Matheson: Short Story Analysis This short story about a peculiar boy called Jules is a testimony to the fact that Richard Matheson wrote some of the best works in paranormal and scientific fiction. His classic Vampire dystopian novel titled ‘I Am Legend’ was epic, and this short story about a boy who wants to become a vampire is another very … [Read more...] about ‘Drink My Blood’ by Richard Matheson: Short Story Analysis