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‘The Three Hermits’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy, 1886 Continue reading →

June 12, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Three Hermits Leave a comment

‘God Sees The Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy

God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy, 1872 Continue reading →

June 11, 2018October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, Exiled To Siberia, fiction, God Sees The Truth But Waits, Leo Tolstoy, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Siberia, Stephen King, The Confessed Crime, The Shawshank Redemption Leave a comment

‘The Ingrate’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Ingrate by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1899 Continue reading →

June 7, 2018September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Antebellum South, criticism, fiction, Paul Laurence Dunbar, short stories, slavery, The Ingrate Leave a comment

‘The Sire de Maletroit’s Door’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Sire de Maletroit’s Door by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1878 Continue reading →

June 5, 2018November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gothic, historical fiction, Hundred Years War, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories, The Sire de Maletroit's Door 1 Comment

‘The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1877 Continue reading →

June 4, 2018September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man 1 Comment

‘Bartleby, The Scrivener’ by Herman Melville

Bartleby, The Scrivener by Herman Melville, 1853 Continue reading →

June 1, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Bartleby The Scrivener, criticism, fiction, Herman Melville, New York City, short stories 1 Comment

‘Nightfall’ by Daniel Corkery

Nightfall by Daniel Corkery, 1929 Continue reading →

May 31, 2018October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Daniel Corkery, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Nightfall, short stories Leave a comment

‘An Attack Of Hunger’ by Maeve Brennan

An Attack Of Hunger by Maeve Brennan, 1962 Continue reading →

May 29, 2018October 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, An Attack Of Hunger, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, short stories, The Derdons Leave a comment

‘Summer Voices’ by John Banville

Summer Voices by John Banville, 1968 Continue reading →

May 28, 2018August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, John Banville, short stories, Summer Voices 2 Comments

‘Anhedonia, Here I Come’ by Colin Barrett

Anhedonia, Here I Come by Colin Barrett, 2016 Continue reading →

May 24, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, Anhedonia Here I Come, Colin Barrett, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories Leave a comment

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