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‘Hunted Down’ by Charles Dickens

Hunted Down by Charles Dickens, 1859 Continue reading →

May 1, 2020March 22, 2020 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Charles Dickens, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, Hunted Down, mystery, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Lightning-Rod Man’ by Herman Melville

The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville, 1854 Continue reading →

March 3, 2020March 2, 2020 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Herman Melville, short stories, The Lightning-Rod Man 1 Comment

‘Feathertop’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Feathertop by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1852 Continue reading →

November 28, 2019November 1, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Feathertop, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, New England, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Haunted House’ by Charles Dickens

A Haunted House by Charles Dickens, 1859 Continue reading →

October 30, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, A Haunted House, analysis, British lit, British literature, Charles Dickens, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, short stories Leave a comment

‘Bartleby, The Scrivener’ by Herman Melville

Melville, Herman 1853

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

June 1, 2018May 27, 2018 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

‘Nobody’s Story’ by Charles Dickens

Nobody’s Story by Charles Dickens, 1853 Continue reading →

December 15, 2017December 9, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Charles Dickens, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Nobody's Story, short stories Leave a comment

‘Christmas; Or, The Good Fairy’ by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1850

Christmas; Or, The Good Fairy by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1850 Continue reading →

December 5, 2016November 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas Or The Good Fairy, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Harriet Beecher Stowe, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Poor Relation’s Story’ by Charles Dickens

Dickens, Charles 1852

The Poor Relation’s Story by Charles Dickens, 1852 Continue reading →

December 1, 2016November 19, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Charles Dickens, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, The Poor Relation's Story Leave a comment

‘The Christmas Tree’ by Charles Dickens

Dickens, Charles 1850

The Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens, 1850 Continue reading →

December 1, 2015November 9, 2015 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Charles Dickens, Christmas stories, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, The Christmas Tree Leave a comment

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