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Need a summary of "A SHADY PLOT"☠ by ELSIE BROWN ✔✔
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in this story there is that A Shady Plot was written by an American author Elsie Brown. She specialised in writing horror stories. Even Shady Plot is inspired by the supernatural, ghostly element. A Shady Plot Summary given below shall help you have a better understanding of the story.
The story starts with introducing John Hallock as a writer trying to write a ghost story. As he blames Jenkins to make him write a ghost story, we get to know that Jenkins is the publisher who has asked Hallock to write a ghost story with engaging supernatural elements because as per his research this is what the readers like and Hallock’s story has been the best of them because the ghosts in the aforementioned writer’s story look very real providing the plot with the much needed spooky and scary elements. Reluctant to write yet another ghost story Hallock still agreed to write it again because Jenkins was the only publisher who used to publish his work. As the writer sat to write a new ghost story he was still confused about the fact that how on earth does his ghost story work so well because whenever he would sit to write a ghost story he would be clueless but from nowhere suddenly an idea would dawn on him and would go on to become a hot seller. He started believing that he doesn’t specialize in ghost stories but maybe the ghost stories in itself specialised in him, a glimpse of overconfidence was reflected in him here. He worked as an accountant in a lumber company and used to work as a freelance writer. Thus, he thought that his publisher knew that he had trouble in clearing the bills and so to earn extra the writer would not say no to write another ghost story.
Now once again he had to pen a good ghost story, so as he was pondering over ideas to his dismay he couldn’t think of any good ghost story instead his mind got distracted in thinking about his wife who was a shopaholic and had a craze for new fashions and trends and would love to buy anything that would be trending. He wanted her to change but he knew he couldn’t do so he resumed thinking over the story. As he could not think of any idea in a sarcastic tone he said, “This writing business is delightful, isn’t it?”
As soon as he said this he was shocked to hear someone say, “Yes”
He looked around and saw a shape moving and joining up in parts to form a body of a woman, this woman was unknown to him, she was tall, angular, with fishy eyes, and was wearing spectacles. On enquiry, the writer got a surprising answer from this ghostly woman that she had come because he had only called her. Shocked and surprised Hallock, then got to know that she had come to help him to write the ghost story and she is the one who has been helping him in writing the previous ghost stories but this time she and all her other fellow ghosts are going on strike so he should stop disturbing her from another plot. She said that in her previous birth she was an unsuccessful writer but her quest
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in this story there is that A Shady Plot was written by an American author Elsie Brown. She specialised in writing horror stories. Even Shady Plot is inspired by the supernatural, ghostly element. A Shady Plot Summary given below shall help you have a better understanding of the story.
The story starts with introducing John Hallock as a writer trying to write a ghost story. As he blames Jenkins to make him write a ghost story, we get to know that Jenkins is the publisher who has asked Hallock to write a ghost story with engaging supernatural elements because as per his research this is what the readers like and Hallock’s story has been the best of them because the ghosts in the aforementioned writer’s story look very real providing the plot with the much needed spooky and scary elements. Reluctant to write yet another ghost story Hallock still agreed to write it again because Jenkins was the only publisher who used to publish his work. As the writer sat to write a new ghost story he was still confused about the fact that how on earth does his ghost story work so well because whenever he would sit to write a ghost story he would be clueless but from nowhere suddenly an idea would dawn on him and would go on to become a hot seller. He started believing that he doesn’t specialize in ghost stories but maybe the ghost stories in itself specialised in him, a glimpse of overconfidence was reflected in him here. He worked as an accountant in a lumber company and used to work as a freelance writer. Thus, he thought that his publisher knew that he had trouble in clearing the bills and so to earn extra the writer would not say no to write another ghost story.
Now once again he had to pen a good ghost story, so as he was pondering over ideas to his dismay he couldn’t think of any good ghost story instead his mind got distracted in thinking about his wife who was a shopaholic and had a craze for new fashions and trends and would love to buy anything that would be trending. He wanted her to change but he knew he couldn’t do so he resumed thinking over the story. As he could not think of any idea in a sarcastic tone he said, “This writing business is delightful, isn’t it?”
As soon as he said this he was shocked to hear someone say, “Yes”
He looked around and saw a shape moving and joining up in parts to form a body of a woman, this woman was unknown to him, she was tall, angular, with fishy eyes, and was wearing spectacles. On enquiry, the writer got a surprising answer from this ghostly woman that she had come because he had only called her. Shocked and surprised Hallock, then got to know that she had come to help him to write the ghost story and she is the one who has been helping him in writing the previous ghost stories but this time she and all her other fellow ghosts are going on strike so he should stop disturbing her from another plot. She said that in her previous birth she was an unsuccessful writer but her quest
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‘A Shady Plot’ is a ghost story having shades of humour.
The word ‘Shady’ refers there something dubious whereas the plot refers to a secret plan.
• The story has refers to the questionable existence of the ghost of Helen who appears in the
story in a funny manner.
• It brings home the idea that some ghosts, if they have real existence, are good and
benevolent by nature.
• It is undesirable on the part of the human beings to communicate with ghosts and spirits
for their benefits.
• The supernatural beings should not be disturbed.
• We should not allow them to interfere in our daily life.
• Calling on them by dubious means may prove to be harmful.
• This has been clearly illustrated by the story ‘A Shady Plot’.
• The ghost comes to disturb the peaceful married life of John, the narrator, and his wife,
Lavinia but fails to do so because Lavinia comes to know the reality of the situation.
• Jenkins asked John Hallock to write another ghost story.
• Public wants ‘horror’ in stories and John must write what the public wants.
• John was not in a position to refuse Jenkins. His magazine was the only one to print his
ghost stories.
• The narrator’s wife Lavinia bought a Ouija-board and she was thrilled to have it.
HOPE IT HELP U ✌✌
‘A Shady Plot’ is a ghost story having shades of humour.
The word ‘Shady’ refers there something dubious whereas the plot refers to a secret plan.
• The story has refers to the questionable existence of the ghost of Helen who appears in the
story in a funny manner.
• It brings home the idea that some ghosts, if they have real existence, are good and
benevolent by nature.
• It is undesirable on the part of the human beings to communicate with ghosts and spirits
for their benefits.
• The supernatural beings should not be disturbed.
• We should not allow them to interfere in our daily life.
• Calling on them by dubious means may prove to be harmful.
• This has been clearly illustrated by the story ‘A Shady Plot’.
• The ghost comes to disturb the peaceful married life of John, the narrator, and his wife,
Lavinia but fails to do so because Lavinia comes to know the reality of the situation.
• Jenkins asked John Hallock to write another ghost story.
• Public wants ‘horror’ in stories and John must write what the public wants.
• John was not in a position to refuse Jenkins. His magazine was the only one to print his
ghost stories.
• The narrator’s wife Lavinia bought a Ouija-board and she was thrilled to have it.
HOPE IT HELP U ✌✌
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