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September – In Burton's Gentleman's Magazine (Philadelphia), William Evans Burton publishes an early example of the detective story, "The Secret Cell", featuring a London police officer and his wife. [2] October – The United States Magazine and Democratic Review is first published. [3]
William Woods tells The Times he's considering suing the city of L.A. for his years behind bars and in a psychiatric hospital, accused of stealing his own identity. A thief stole his identity, but ...
Early examples of short stories were published separately between 1790 and 1810, but the first true collections of short stories appeared between 1810 and 1830 in several countries. [ 17 ] The first short stories in the United Kingdom were gothic tales like Richard Cumberland 's "remarkable narrative", "The Poisoner of Montremos" (1791). [ 18 ]
This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.
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Lucy's ambitious father, Sir William Ashton, then bought the Ravenswood estate. Edgar hates Sir William for this usurpation of his family's heritage, but on meeting Lucy, falls in love with her, and renounces his plans for vengeance. Sir William's haughty and manipulative wife, Lady Ashton, is the villainess of the story. She is determined to ...
Critical Mass (Arthur C. Clarke short story) Arthur C. Clarke: Lilliput: 1949 Crouch End (short story) Stephen King: Cthulhu Mythos anthology: 1980 Crusade (short story) Arthur C. Clarke: The Wind from the Sun: 1968 Dagon (short story) H. P. Lovecraft: The Vagrant: 1919 Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites: William Shunn: Tor Books: 2000 ...
There has been much speculation as to why Thoreau went to live at the pond in the first place. E. B. White stated on this note, "Henry went forth to battle when he took to the woods, and Walden is the report of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives—the desire to enjoy the world and the urge to set the world straight", while Leo Marx noted that Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond was an ...