Literature

When many people think of a novel from the detective genre, they think of a dark and stormy night, a large sinister house, gunfire heard by everyone however seen by…

The two stories “Tony Kytes the Arch-Deceiver” by Thomas Hardy written in the Victorian times and Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” written in the 1950’s have their very own…

‘The Red Room’, ‘A Terribly Strange Bed’ and ‘The Signalman’ all aim to create mystery, suspense and fear in the reader. Although all achieve this, they all do it in…

Ghost stories have always been enticing to read, they originated in the Victorian Era. They usually present a message, and writers like Shakespeare used ghosts to create emotion in their…

In this essay I am going to compare two short stories called ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ written by Roald Dahl in 1950. The second one is called ‘The adventure of…

Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins write their stories deliberately creating an air of mystery and suspense. ‘The Signalman’ written by Charles Dickens is about a signalman who works at a…

Horror stories are always set in an ordinary or extraordinary setting. They do this for the following reasons; an ordinary setting, such as that used in the darkness out there…

Lamb to the slaughter starts with a warm setting in the Maloney household. Unlike the signalman which starts off with tension and mystery. The importance of mystery is very important…

The detective in the Speckled Band is Sherlock Holmes. His associate is Dr Watson. Sherlock Holmes is a very knowledgeable man and he has very good detective skills. We know…

The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast two ghost stories. The Signalman, a pre 20th century story by Charles Dickens and a post 20th century story, The…

‘The Signalman’ was first published in 1866 in the Victorian times when Queen Victoria reigned. At the time the railway was a new thing to the community. Charles Dickens got…

Roald Dahl wrote Lamb To The Slaughter in 1954. Roald Dahl was famous for writing Children’s Classic Novels. He is most famous for writing about people with strange characters. Sir…

These stories are both murder novels but are told in different ways. In ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ we are informed early on in the story who the murderer is and…

Gothic novels were very popular in the late 18th century, early 19th century, and were characterised by an atmosphere of mystery horror and a sense of the unknown. Good examples…

“A Madman’s Manuscript” was written by Charles Dickens in 1837 and is a short story of the Victorian era. Dickens’s (1812-1870) was a British writer who mainly wrote about poverty….

In this piece of coursework I shall examine the atmosphere created in five stories taken from the book called “Mystery stories of the nineteenth century’ these being a collection of…

A good ghost story has to include certain writing techniques to give it a certain cutting edge of horror. The setting of a good ghost story is always important. A…

In act one of An Inspector Calls how does Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to the audience as well as interest and involve them in…

Dear Felicity, Please find attached some information concerning our play ‘An Inspector Calls,’ which I am sure you will find helpful for your role as Sheila. I hope you find…

She’s dead… and between us we killed her. ` The realisation of Sheila’s draws interest that we cannot guilt individuals in the family however each member of the family including…