‘A Daughter of Albion’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Daughter of Albion’ is a short story hitting out at the free-spirited and broad-minded British of the nineteenth century. The word ‘Albion’ indicates someone belonging to Great Britain or England. In this story penned by Anton Chekhov, one of the greatest short story writers of the nineteenth century, a … [Read more...] about ‘A Daughter of Albion’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Five Boons of Life’ by Mark Twain: Short Story Analysis
‘The Five Boons of Life’ by Mark Twain: Short Story Analysis ‘The Five Boons of Life’ is a parabolic short story with a sadistic twist at the end of the tale. It has been penned by the father of American literature, Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 till 1910. From the five boons mentioned in the tale, it is evident that the most precious one must be death. A boon in the … [Read more...] about ‘The Five Boons of Life’ by Mark Twain: Short Story Analysis
‘The Imp and the Crust’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘The Imp and the Crust’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis 'The Imp and the Crust' is a parabolic nineteenth-century fable penned in 1886 by the greatest Russian writer of all time, Leo Tolstoy. Through a straightforward but moralistic plot, it tells the evils of possessing wealth, power, and fame and how that can lead us to unleash our bestial nature upon our fellow … [Read more...] about ‘The Imp and the Crust’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘The Legacy’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis
‘The Legacy’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis ‘The Legacy’ is a modernist short story by British writer Virginia Woolf. It is a story about how the wife of a well-known politician commits suicide to reunite with her lover. The lover is only known as ‘B.M.’ Later on in the story, we realize that B.M. was the brother of the politician’s wife’s secretary. He committed … [Read more...] about ‘The Legacy’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis
‘Fat and Thin’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘Fat and Thin’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘Fat and Thin’ is a realistic short story penned by the greatest Russian short story writer of the nineteenth century, Anton Chekov. The story is sharp, crisp, lucid, and poignant. It brings out the truth of how, when old school friends become influential or famous personalities, we tend to do two things: Either we are … [Read more...] about ‘Fat and Thin’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis