Prose

... With particular reference to "The Red Room", How do the writers of "The Red Room", "The Signalman" and "The Man with the Twisted Lip" create suspense in their stories? In this essay I will be referring to three nineteenth century stories: The Red Room (1894) by H.G Wells, The Signalman (1865) by Charles Dickens and The Man with the Twisted Lip (1891) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. My main focus will be on The Red Room. In the nineteenth century, there were so many things that was happening which might have led to each of these author to write their stories. For example, the new invention of the railway and trains in the early 1960's was a chosen setting for The Signalman. Having been a surviving victim in a train crash that occurred during this time, Charles Dickens used something he had experienced to write this story. In the 19th century, it depended

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