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‘The Wish’ by Roald Dahl

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July 15, 2019August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Roald Dahl, short stories, The Wish Leave a comment

‘The Remarkable Rocket’ by Oscar Wilde

The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde, 1888 Continue reading →

July 12, 2019August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Oscar Wilde, short stories, The Remarkable Rocket Leave a comment

‘The Devoted Friend’ by Oscar Wilde

The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde, 1888 Continue reading →

July 11, 2019November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, children's literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Oscar Wilde, short stories, The Devoted Friend, The Happy Prince Leave a comment

‘The Nightingale And The Rose’ by Oscar Wilde

The Nightingale And The Rose by Oscar Wilde, 1888 Continue reading →

July 10, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Oscar Wilde, short stories, The Happy Prince, The Nightingale And The Rose Leave a comment

‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde, 1888 Continue reading →

July 9, 2019October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fairy tales, fiction, Oscar Wilde, short stories, The Happy Prince Leave a comment

‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, 1888 Continue reading →

July 8, 2019August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, children's literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fairy tales, fiction, Jesus, Oscar Wilde, short stories, The Selfish Giant Leave a comment

‘The Coming Of The King’ by Laura E. Richards

The Coming Of The King by Laura E. Richards, 1881 Continue reading →

July 4, 2019August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, American lit, American literature, analysis, children's literature, criticism, fiction, Laura E. Richards, short stories, The Coming Of The King 1 Comment

‘The Moon Child Of Wolfe Creek’ by Jesse Stuart

The Moon Child Of Wolfe Creek by Jesse Stuart, 1946 Continue reading →

July 3, 2019November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jesse Stuart, Kentucky, short stories, The Moon Child Of Wolfe Creek 1 Comment

‘Breaking The Pig’ by Etgar Keret

Breaking The Pig by Etgar Keret, 2001 Continue reading →

July 2, 2019September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Breaking The Pig, criticism, Etgar Keret, fiction, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christian Andersen

The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, 1843 Continue reading →

July 1, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, analysis, criticism, Danish lit, Danish literature, fables, fairy tales, fiction, Hans Christian Andersen, short stories, The Ugly Duckling Leave a comment

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