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Pre 1914 Prose
Prose is the writing style of text such as a story and in this essay I will evaluate the use of the writing style in pre 1914 mystery prose and the way in which it is creates an effective atmosphere for the reader and how different to the modern, writing style of today.
The four examples of pre 1914 prose which I will use to outline the use of mystery prose are "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells, "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, "The Adventures of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs.
The first example of pre 1914 prose, "The Red Room" is written in the form of a first person's view, which suggests that the story is from personal experience and it follows man who is in a house and begins in a room and the story slowly develops as he travels through the house and follows his journey towards the red room.
The setting is in a gothic manor, Lorraine castle in which a young duke has already died. This has already......
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