Lit Guides
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The Luncheon | Summary and Analysis
The Luncheon by W. Somerset Maugham is a humorous short story written in the first-person narrative. The piece is filled with ironic situations and witty dialogues, and…
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The New Dress | Summary and Analysis
The New Dress by Virginia Woolf is a short story written in the third person, focusing on the main character,…
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Her Three Days | Summary and Analysis
Her Three Days by Ousmane Sembene is a short story written in the third-person perspective, told by an unnamed narrator.…
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Spotty-Handed Villainesses | Summary
A woman speaking for many women, Margaret Atwood’s thought-provoking penmanship is a subject of interest to many of her readers…
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Burning Sappho | Summary and Analysis
Gwen Harwood’s critically acclaimed composition “Burning Sappho” was penned under the pseudonym Miriam Stone in 1962. The necessity to write down…
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Stability | Summary and Analysis
Stability by Phillip K. Dick is a short story written in the third person, told by an unnamed narrator. It is careful with tenses, as…
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Haywards Heath | Summary and Analysis
Haywards Heath by Aminatta Forna is a short story written in third-person, with an unnamed narrator and focusses on a…
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The Black Ball | Summary and Analysis
The Black Ball, a short story written in the first-person narrative, focusses on an African-American father as he raises his…
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The Treasure of Lemon Brown | Summary and Analysis
The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers is a short story written in third-person narrative. It revolves around…
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