‘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
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‘The Magic Shop’ by H. G. Wells: Short Story Analysis
‘The Magic Shop’ by H. G. Wells: Short Story Analysis ‘The Magic Shop’ was penned in 1903 by the father of science fiction H. G. Wells, whose full name was Herbert George Wells. He was one of the greatest late Victorian and early Edwardian science fiction writers, if not ‘the greatest’. H. G. Wells wrote a lot of fantasy fiction, almost bordering on magical realism. ‘The … [Read more...] about ‘The Magic Shop’ by H. G. Wells: Short Story Analysis
‘Cousin Teresa’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘Cousin Teresa’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis ‘Cousin Teresa’ is a satirical short story penned by the master of Edwardian satire, Hector Hugh Munro, or Saki, as he was popularly known. Saki was a British writer. He wrote this short story to satirize how sometimes the most useless things or ideas become so fashionable in society that it affects … [Read more...] about ‘Cousin Teresa’ by Saki or Hector Hugh Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘The Toymaker and His Wife’ by Joanne Harris: Short Story Analysis
‘The Toymaker and His Wife’ by Joanne Harris: Short Story Analysis ‘The Toymaker and His Wife’ is a satire on the sexism that exists in marriage. The Norse folktale story is penned by highly acclaimed British writer Joanne Harris, famous for her book Chocolat and #storytime, short fiction tweets. She is also the author of The Evil Seed and Sleep, Pale Sister, both … [Read more...] about ‘The Toymaker and His Wife’ by Joanne Harris: Short Story Analysis
‘The Cactus’ by O. Henry or William Sydney Porter: Short Story Analysis
‘The Cactus’ by O. Henry or William Sydney Porter: Short Story Analysis ‘The Cactus’ penned by American writer O. Henry is a half-modernist and half-Victorian short story about a couple's misunderstanding. O. Henry is well renowned in the annals of literature for his well-crafted short stories. Most of his stories, if not all, have twists at the end. This short story … [Read more...] about ‘The Cactus’ by O. Henry or William Sydney Porter: Short Story Analysis