‘Open Confession to a Man from a Woman’ by Marie Corelli: Book Review This is a book about the flip-side of love. The story is said to be fictional, but the accomplished mistress of sensational writing, Marie Corelli, writes this little novel as if she were truly the woman who underwent the three stages where love was concerned: Initial Love Betrayal … [Read more...] about ‘Open Confession to a Man from a Woman’ by Marie Corelli: Book Review
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‘Naga’ by R. K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘Naga’ by R. K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis R. K. Narayan, also known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi, is one of the first Indian writers to have written novels, short stories, essays, and so forth in the English language. He wrote his stories based on a fictional South Indian town called Malgudi. I have reviewed and analyzed many novels of R. K. Narayan in the past. … [Read more...] about ‘Naga’ by R. K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl: Short Story Analysis
‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl: Short Story Analysis ‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl was published in the year 1980 in the short story collection More Tales of the Unexpected. Today, it’s one of the best-remembered short stories of the master of the twist in the tale – Roald Dahl. ‘The Umbrella Man’ is a story of a master trickster who for a pound robs umbrellas … [Read more...] about ‘The Umbrella Man’ by Roald Dahl: Short Story Analysis
‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis ‘Bobok’ was penned by Dostoevsky in the year 1873. ‘Bobok’ means two things: ‘a small bean’ and ‘nonsense’. This is a philosophical story told in the nonsense style to bring to mind several aspects of intellectual thought but in a humorous way. It is essentially the story of the narrator Ivan Ivanovitch, a complacent … [Read more...] about ‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen: Short Story Analysis
‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen: Short Story Analysis This is one of the most widely read stories of Hans Christian Andersen. It’s a story about the stark realities of being poor and needy in a society that is uncompassionate, despondent, and averse to anything concerning ‘reality’. The reality of the poor match girl was that she fell into the ‘have … [Read more...] about ‘The Little Match Girl’ by Hans Christian Andersen: Short Story Analysis