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In this Salvatore summary, we will present the plotline of the story. A young and carefree Salvatore, who spent his days swimming in the sea, climbing rocks, and caring for his two younger brothers, grows up to fall madly in love with a woman from Grande Marina. However, before the couple could gratify their passion… Continue reading Salvatore Summary and Analysis by W. Somerset Maugham (2023 Update)

In this The Sound Machine summary, we will briefly go over the plotline. The mad inventor, Klausner, obsessed with sound, has a theory. This theory states that beyond the realm of sounds that humans can hear lies a whole undiscovered body of sounds. These sounds are produced at such a high frequency that the human… Continue reading The Sound Machine Summary and Analysis: Roald Dahl: 2023

In this B. Wordsworth short summary, we will briefly discuss the plotline of the story. One day a tidily dressed man named B. Wordsworth shows up at the young narrator’s house, wanting to look at the bees in his yard. He claims to be the greatest poet in the world and informs the boy that… Continue reading B. Wordsworth Summary and Analysis by V.S. Naipaul: 2023

The Singing Lesson: Summary and Analysis briefly discusses the plotline of the story. Having received a letter from her fiancé stating that their engagement was off, Miss Meadows enters her music class in the foulest of moods. As if to mirror the deep despair she felt in her heart, she asks the class to perform… Continue reading The Singing Lesson: Summary and Analysis: 2023

This ‘A Gorilla in the Guest Room’ summary briefly discusses the story’s plotline. Just when Mr. Durrell was entertaining the idea of exploring animal conservation, he got a call from an animal dealer, offering his zoo a baby gorilla for twelve thousand pounds. Mr. Durrell managed to crowdsource the funds from the rich people on… Continue reading A Gorilla in the Guest Room: Summary and Analysis: 2023

This short Chinese Statute summary briefly delineates the plotline of the story. The story begins in Sotheby’s auction house, where a Chinese statue belonging to an aristocrat is put under the hammer. Upon delving more profound, the narrator of the story discovers that the figure was acquired by Sir Alexander Heathcote in the village of… Continue reading The Chinese Statue: Summary and Analysis: 2023

In this Story of an Hour summary, we will relate the events that take place in the story. Since Mrs. Mallard suffered from a weak heart, care was taken by her sister, Josephine, to break to her the news of her husband’s death as gently as possible – through broken sentences and hints. For this… Continue reading The Story of an Hour Summary and Analysis by Kate Chopin: 2022

This Quality summary provides an overview of the storyline. The story begins with the description of a down-to-earth boot shop belonging to the Gessler brothers – who were not merely traders but craftsmen skilled in the art of fine boot-making. Once the narrator went into the shop to order a pair of Russian leather boots,… Continue reading Quality: Summary and Analysis: 2023

This Build a Fire short summary briefly recapitulates the storyline. To Build a Fire is the story of an arrogant, over-confident hiker who, against the warning of one of the natives of Yukon, thinks that he can venture into the sub-zero frigid areas all on his own, and meet his friends at a camp in… Continue reading To Build a Fire Summary and Analysis by Jack London: 2022

This Fritz summary provides an overview of the plotline of the story. The narrator, Shankar, and his friend Jayanto get away from their busy schedules to spend a vacation together in Bundi. The two friends stay at the circuit house, where Jayanto had lived for a short while as a kid. Nostalgia grips Jayanto, and… Continue reading Fritz: Summary: 2022