‘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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‘The American Story’ by David Rubenstein: Book Review
‘The American Story’ by David Rubenstein: Book Review The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians is a series of interviews conducted with several historians of popular and evergreen history and political, biographical books. The interviews were conducted in the Library of Congress by American billionaire businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein. … [Read more...] about ‘The American Story’ by David Rubenstein: Book Review
‘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