‘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
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‘The Romancers’ by Saki or H. H. Munro: Short Story Analysis
‘The Romancers’ by Saki or H. H. Munro: Short Story Analysis ‘The Romancers’ is an Edwardian satirical short story penned by British writer Hector Hugh Munro who wrote under the pen name of Saki. Saki is considered one of the most prolific short-story writers of his day, and his satirical prose is regarded as works of great humor. In this short story, Saki satirizes the … [Read more...] about ‘The Romancers’ by Saki or H. H. Munro: 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
‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Short Story Analysis
‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Short Story Analysis ‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ is a nineteenth-century Victorian Gothic ghost story penned by the Irish ghost story writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Sheridan is considered the leading proponent of the Gothic ghost story, popular in the nineteenth century. In this short story, he details the … [Read more...] about ‘Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand’ by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Short Story Analysis
‘The Dog’ by Banjo Paterson: Short Story Analysis
‘The Dog’ by Banjo Paterson: Short Story Analysis ‘The Dog’ is a short description of dogs by Australian writer and Bush poet Banjo Paterson. Banjo Paterson was a Bush poet who wrote about rural Australia. In this brief description, Paterson talks about a dog's life, especially sheepdogs on farms in rural Australia. Paterson narrates the job, sense of responsibility, and … [Read more...] about ‘The Dog’ by Banjo Paterson: Short Story Analysis