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Tag: 1880s

‘The Hidden Cause’ by Machado de Assis

The Hidden Cause by Machado de Assis, 1885 Continue reading →

October 4, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Brazil, Brazilian lit, Brazilian literature, criticism, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Machado de Assis, short stories, The Hidden Cause 1 Comment

‘The Flood’ by Emile Zola

The Flood by Emile Zola, 1880 Continue reading →

May 26, 2023September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, Emile Zola, fiction, French lit, French literature, short stories, The Flood 1 Comment

‘A Sister’s Confession’ by Guy de Maupassant

A Sister’s Confession by Guy de Maupassant, 1882 Continue reading →

April 9, 2023September 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, A Sister's Confession, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short stories 1 Comment

‘Mother Savage’ by Guy de Maupassant

Mother Savage by Guy de Maupassant, 1884 Continue reading →

April 8, 2023August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Franco-Prussian War, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, Madame Sauvage, Mother Savage, short stories 1 Comment

‘An Upheaval’ by Anton Chekhov

An Upheaval by Anton Chekhov, 1886 Continue reading →

March 2, 2023August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, An Upheaval, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘The Thief’ by Guy de Maupassant

The Thief by Guy de Maupassant, 1882 Continue reading →

January 15, 2023August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short stories, The Thief 1 Comment

‘Going To Shrewsbury’ by Sarah Orne Jewett

Going To Shrewsbury by Sarah Orne Jewett, 1889 Continue reading →

August 1, 2022September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Going To Shrewsbury, Maine, Sarah Orne Jewett, short stories 1 Comment

‘Confessing’ by Guy de Maupassant

Confessing by Guy de Maupassant, 1884 Continue reading →

November 4, 2021October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Confessing, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, Isaac Babel, short stories, The Confession 1 Comment

‘Miss Harriet’ by Guy de Maupassant

Miss Harriet by Guy de Maupassant, 1883 Continue reading →

November 3, 2021August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, Isaac Babel, Miss Harriet, short stories 1 Comment

‘Idyll’ by Guy de Maupassant

Idyll by Guy de Maupassant, 1884 Continue reading →

November 2, 2021August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, Idyll, Isaac Babel, short stories 1 Comment

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