The Three different stories we have studied are all mystery stories and therefore have an element of suspense contained within them.

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The Three different stories we have studied are all mystery stories and therefore have an element of suspense contained within them.

"The Signalman" creates suspense because the warning of the unknown figure, which the signalman is appearing to have seen, precedes danger. Therefore every time he enters the story you are in suspense as to what accident is going to occur.

"The man with the twisted lip" creates suspense by giving you clues that show that Isa Whitney has been in the room and has now disappeared. In the room above the opium den there was his coat, toys and also the owner of the opium den said that he had never been there which is how Arthur Conan Doyle has added the suspense.

"The Red Room" creates suspense by having an unknown entity surrounding the room which is how it is a mystery story as you discover what the unknown entity is and represents as you read the story. The story contains a gradual building of tension which is created by the in depth description of the surroundings as you approach "The Red Room."

In "the Signalman" Charles Dickens chose to set the story