The Great Gatsby is a classic Jazz Age contemporary novel penned by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book centers around the wealthy elite of Long Island in New York City. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway, an unbiased and unopinionated narrator of the events related to the Summer of 1922 spent in the mansions of the rich on Long Island, especially the mansion … [Read more...] about ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Book Review
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‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Short Story Analysis
‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Short Story Analysis ‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ is a nineteenth-century Victorian Gothic ghost story penned by the Irish ghost story writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Sheridan is considered the leading proponent of the Gothic ghost story, popular in the nineteenth century. In this short story, he details the … [Read more...] about ‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Short Story Analysis
‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis ‘The Gift of the Magi’ penned by American short story writer O. Henry is one of the most beautifully written short stories in the world. It has been adapted into several films and has become a part of many short story anthologies. ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is a very unusual and surprising story central to a Christmas … [Read more...] about ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
2020 Christmas Books from Santa Claus: Essay
2020 Christmas Books from Santa Claus: Essay Like every Christmas for the past thirty-one years of my life, I received gifts from Santa Claus this year. Many people wonder when I say that I received Santa's gifts, but I don’t take it badly. I have a perfect equation with Santa, and he has never failed to gift me presents that I have asked for every Christmas. This year … [Read more...] about 2020 Christmas Books from Santa Claus: Essay
‘The Stranger’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis
‘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