‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis William Sydney Porter, or O. Henry as he is famously known, is the writer of this very interesting short story titled ‘Hearts and Hands’. The title informs the astute reader that the story is going to deal with handcuffs, the quizzical nature on which hand or hands the cuffs are cuffed, as well as the emotional side … [Read more...] about ‘Hearts and Hands’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
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‘A Bird of Bagdad’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘A Bird of Bagdad’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis The short story by O. Henry follows the usual ‘twist in the tale’ formula along with subplots that try to divert attention from the main core of the short story. ‘A Bird of Bagdad’ is the story about a restaurant owner who ran the restaurant by day to earn his daily bread and by night he spent his time as a so called … [Read more...] about ‘A Bird of Bagdad’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
BROWSE: The World in Bookshops edited by Henry Hitchings
BROWSE: The World in Bookshops edited by Henry Hitchings Reviewed by Fiza Pathan When I saw this book in one of my most favourite bookshops, without even checking out the synopsis or the editor or publisher of the book, I plucked it off its stand and went bought it. I’m a bookaholic; some people even call me a book reading dragon. I can’t live without books. I need to read them … [Read more...] about BROWSE: The World in Bookshops edited by Henry Hitchings
Author Interview: Gnana Sujan
While surfing through Goodreads a month ago, I came across some positive reviews of Gnana Sujan’s works and immediately realized that he was a new talent to watch out for. I immediately downloaded his short story ‘The Boy, the Dog, and the Robot’ when it was going for free on Amazon. After reading it, I was blown away by the author’s uplifting style, which was totally in the … [Read more...] about Author Interview: Gnana Sujan
‘The Byzantine Omelette’ by Saki or H. H. Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘The Byzantine Omelette’ is contained in the last volume of collected short stories by British writer Hector Hugh Munro or H.H. Munro, whose pen name was Saki. The collection ‘Beasts and Super Beasts’ was published in 1914 by Saki just before he was sent as an officer at the awkward age of 44 to fight during the First World War. A German sniper shot him during his deployment in … [Read more...] about ‘The Byzantine Omelette’ by Saki or H. H. Munro: Short Story Analysis