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19th Century Short Stories Essay

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19th Century Short Stories Essay! Introduction Over the past five weeks, I have been studying four 19th century horror stories, and in this essay I am going to compare three of them and discuss the link between them. I will also be giving my opinions of the stories. The 19th century was the period of popularity with horror stories and all the stories include elements of horror in different ways. People enjoyed being frightened at this time, and the popularity has carried on to the present time. Today, horror stories and rollercoasters are as popular as ever. I will be discussing my three chosen stories - "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "The Monkeys Paw" by WW Jacobs and "The Red Room" by HG Wells - and say whether I think they would be more successful for a Victorian or modern audience. Main Body The first story we studied was "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens....

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