‘The Stranger’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis ‘The Stranger’ is a historical fabulist horror story by Ambrose Bierce set in the early nineteenth century in the western USA. Bierce was a well-known American writer and journalist whom we remember today for his ghost stories and stories of the macabre. He disappeared mysteriously at the age of seventy-one or … [Read more...] about ‘The Stranger’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis
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‘Hair’ by William Faulkner: Short Story Analysis
‘Hair’ by William Faulkner: Short Story Analysis ‘Hair’ is a modernist realistic short story penned in 1931 by the most celebrated American writer, William Faulkner. He was a novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, poet, and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. In this short story titled ‘Hair’, Faulkner uses localities and the supporting character to … [Read more...] about ‘Hair’ by William Faulkner: Short Story Analysis
‘The Whistle’ by Benjamin Franklin: Short Story Analysis
‘The Whistle’ by Benjamin Franklin: Short Story Analysis ‘The Whistle’ is a parabolic short story-cum-letter penned on the 10th of November 1779 by American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Franklin wrote this parabolic short story-cum-letter at the age of 73 to Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy. She was a French musician and composer. In 1777, Anne composed the Marche des … [Read more...] about ‘The Whistle’ by Benjamin Franklin: Short Story Analysis
‘Cousin Tribulation’s Story’ by Louisa May Alcott: Short Story Analysis
‘Cousin Tribulation’s Story’ by Louisa May Alcott: Short Story Analysis ‘Cousin Tribulation’s Story’ is a Victorian New England realistic fiction short story by American writer Louisa May Alcott. The story’s title depicts Louisa May Alcott as a woman called Tribulation Periwinkle. Tribulation Periwinkle is the fictional representation of Alcott and the central character of … [Read more...] about ‘Cousin Tribulation’s Story’ by Louisa May Alcott: Short Story Analysis
‘Hunting the Deceitful Turkey’ by Mark Twain: Short Story Analysis
‘Hunting the Deceitful Turkey’ by Mark Twain: Short Story Analysis ‘Hunting the Deceitful Turkey’ is a humorous piece in Edwardian style penned in 1906 by the father of American literature Mark Twain. Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and he was a prolific American writer of the nineteenth and first decade of the twentieth century. He wrote many humorous … [Read more...] about ‘Hunting the Deceitful Turkey’ by Mark Twain: Short Story Analysis