"Night Fears", by L.P. Hartley and "A Superstitious Mans Story" by Thomas Hardy.

Wide Reading Assignment: Comparing Two Short Stories Introduction In this coursework assignment, I am going to compare two short stories. They are Night Fears, by L.P. Hartley, and Into The Unknown - A Superstitious Mans Story by Thomas Hardy. These Stories are written in different centuries, but are still in the horror genre. In this essay I am going to be comparing the two of the short stories. 'The Superstitious Man's Story' and 'Night …

…intimate, matter-of-fact, distant, comfort in, tense, and sympathetic. L.P Hartley managed to achieve this by a short sentences that he used. Conclusion Out of the two stories I found that Night Fears is the most effective. It is because the stranger in the story adds a little twist when his identity is not mentioned. Also, it is a more modern story and uses simpler language than the Superstitious Man's Story. by Josh de Salles