‘A Country Cottage’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Country Cottage’ is a realistic short story with a hint of a parable-like feel to it penned by the Russian master of short story writing Anton Chekhov. A young newly married couple are happy together in each other’s company even though they are not well off. They cannot afford a holiday abroad for their … [Read more...] about ‘A Country Cottage’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Repentant Sinner’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘The Repentant Sinner’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis ‘The Repentant Sinner’, also called ‘Repentance’, was published in 1886 by probably the greatest Russian writer of the nineteenth century, Leo Tolstoy. ‘The Repentant Sinner’ is a Biblical short story with an esoteric and Christian moral theme. The verse mentioned at the beginning of the short story is taken from … [Read more...] about ‘The Repentant Sinner’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘Little Girls Wiser Than Men’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘Little Girls Wiser Than Men’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis ‘Little Girls Wiser Than Men’, also called ‘Wisdom of Children’, is a parabolic short story penned in 1885 by one of the greatest Russian writers, Leo Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy had a profound moral crisis in the 1870s, which created an even more profound spiritual awakening in him. He started following and … [Read more...] about ‘Little Girls Wiser Than Men’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘A Lost Masterpiece’ by A. A. Milne: Short Story Analysis
‘A Lost Masterpiece’ by A. A. Milne: Short Story Analysis ‘A Lost Masterpiece’ is a modernist subtle humorous piece penned in 1920 by British writer A. A. Milne. A. A. Milne's full initials are Alan Alexander Milne, and he published this piece titled ‘A Lost Masterpiece’ in his collection If I May in 1920. This tongue-in-cheek humorous piece is more profound than it seems, … [Read more...] about ‘A Lost Masterpiece’ by A. A. Milne: Short Story Analysis
‘The Shooting Party’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis
‘The Shooting Party’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis ‘The Shooting Party’ is a modernist short story penned by one of the greatest modernist British writers, Virginia Woolf. Virginia Woolf's The Shooting Party’ was first published in Harper’s Bazaar in 1938 and was reprinted in ‘A Haunted House’, published by the Hogarth Press in 1944. Virginia Woolf uses her … [Read more...] about ‘The Shooting Party’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis