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Tag: 1870s

‘A Lodging For The Night’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

A Lodging For The Night by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1877 Continue reading →

April 19, 2021October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, A Lodging For The Night, A Story Of Francis Villon, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, France, Paris, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Saint Julian The Hospitaller’ by Gustave Flaubert

Saint Julian The Hospitaller by Gustave Flaubert, 1877 Continue reading →

February 23, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, French lit, French literature, Gustave Flaubert, Saint Julian The Hospitaller, short stories, The Legend Of Saint Julian The Hospitaller, The Legend of St. Julian The Hospitaller Leave a comment

‘A Bundle Of Letters’ by Henry James

A Bundle Of Letters by Henry James, 1878 Continue reading →

June 19, 2019August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, A Bundle Of Letters, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, France, Henry James, Paris, short stories 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 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

‘Master Eustace’ by Henry James

Master Eustace by Henry James, 1871 Continue reading →

December 7, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Henry James, Master Eustace, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Peasant Marey’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876 Continue reading →

January 13, 2017September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Peasant Marey Leave a comment

‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1873 Continue reading →

January 11, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, Bobok, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Presidential Candidate’ by Mark Twain

A Presidential Candidate by Mark Twain, 1879 Continue reading →

November 8, 2016October 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, A Presidential Candidate, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Mark Twain, satire, short stories Leave a comment

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