Mystery Essays

‘Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!’ bellowed down the creaky hallways of Grove Grounds as Mr Winston, the Grove Grounds butler, realised the sound he was hearing signalled distress of some kind. Quickly he rushed towards the family living room where he believed the noise had come from. Open swung the door, narrowly missing Mrs …

It is Sixty years since ‘An Inspector Calls’ was first performed in Moscow after the Russia Revolution in 1945. The play has remained popular ever since this first production and was revived very successfully at the National Theatre in 1994, only seven years after Mrs. Thatcher made her famous statement …

Jekyll and Hyde is the dark story written by Stevenson about one man with a split personality, or the ‘beast inside the man’. It was written in 1886 and is thought to be based on the characters Burke and Hare; needless to say it caused outrage at the time, as …

Today in the 21st century we are well used to entertainment that includes horror, suspense and intrigue, although it is now usually in films and it seems to be a good alternative to books. Horror films are becoming more and more popular and recent statistics prove this, the most popular …

This story has two main characters, the narrator and the signalman. The signalman lives in his hut by a rail tunnel, with a steep cutting above it. The narrator goes to visit the signalman every day, and there are many ways in which Charles Dickens creates a genuine atmosphere of …

The theme of the story may have been influenced by Dickens’s own involvement in the Staple Hurst rail crash on the 9th of June 1865. While passing over a viaduct in Kent, the train on which he was traveling jumped a gap in the line, causing the central and rear …

In my previous post, I explored the importance of positive work environments and one key benefit is that great workplaces can help motivate employees. It makes sense. Employees that are happy tend to be more productive, which is better for a business’ bottom line. Lots of research has shown the …

The short story “No One’s A Mystery” by Elizabeth Tallent exposes ideas about sexuality, but particularly the conceptions of a man with sexual discrimination. Tallent exposes these through the exploration of the relationship between Jack and his women. Throughout the story, Tallent exposes some of the conceptions concerning sexual discrimination …

Part 1 – The Discovery Questions What observations did the paramedics make? Upon discovery and close investigation on the crime scene, the paramedics made am inquisitive observation due and do took notice of the temperature of the water in the hot tub. List the questions raised about this situation or …

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A Stately pleasure-dome decree/Where Alph the sacred river ran/Through caverns measureless to man/Down to a sunless sea…This lyrical introduction, as well as the seemingly incomprehensible body that follows, has perplexed critics and readers for centuries.  To fully understand this poem, or at least be able to …