‘Ghost’ by James Robertson: Short Story Analysis ‘Ghost’ by Scottish writer James Robertson is one of the shortest ghost stories I have ever read. However, don’t be fooled by its length. It is a short story that questions the validity of an individual’s personal experience with something beyond his or her powers to comprehend. However, such a person does perceive the … [Read more...] about ‘Ghost’ by James Robertson: Short Story Analysis
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‘Eveline’ by James Joyce: Short Story Analysis
‘Eveline’ by James Joyce: Short Story Analysis ‘Eveline’ is a story about a nineteen-year-old girl unsure whether she wants to break away from her family or her past. She is in love with a young South American who wants to take her to Buenos Ayres. Her lover’s name is Frank and he is offering her a life of freedom, a life devoid of conventions, as well as freedom from … [Read more...] about ‘Eveline’ by James Joyce: Short Story Analysis
‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis
‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis The first time I read this short story was in the year 2009. It was one of the shortest of short stories that I had ever read about the paranormal and is an excerpt from Charles Dickens' early work The Pickwick Papers. ‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ is a sort of jocular trick Charles Dickens plays on the … [Read more...] about ‘The Lawyer and the Ghost’ by Charles Dickens: Short Story Analysis
‘Doctor Zeit’ by Antonia Fraser: Short Story Analysis
‘Doctor Zeit’ is a short story with a foreboding theme by the British author of biographies, detective fiction, history books, and short fiction, namely Antonia Fraser. Antonia Fraser is a famous public personality, and her full name is Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser. The word ‘Zeit’ means Time, and the Doctor Zeit mentioned here in this text is the Grim Reaper or ‘the … [Read more...] about ‘Doctor Zeit’ by Antonia Fraser: Short Story Analysis
‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Book Review
The Great Gatsby is a classic Jazz Age contemporary novel penned by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book centers around the wealthy elite of Long Island in New York City. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway, an unbiased and unopinionated narrator of the events related to the Summer of 1922 spent in the mansions of the rich on Long Island, especially the mansion … [Read more...] about ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Book Review