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Tag: 1930s

‘Petrified Man’ by Eudora Welty

Petrified Man by Eudora Welty, 1939 Continue reading →

August 8, 2018August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Mississippi, Petrified Man, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Lily Daw And The Three Ladies’ by Eudora Welty

Lily Daw And The Three Ladies by Eudora Welty, 1937 Continue reading →

August 7, 2018August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Lily Daw And The Three Ladies, Mississippi, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Condemned House’ by Lucille Boehm

Condemned House by Lucille Boehm, 1939 Continue reading →

July 2, 2018September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Condemned House, criticism, fiction, Harlem, Lucille Boehm, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Sanctuary’ by Nella Larsen

Sanctuary by Nella Larsen, 1930 Continue reading →

July 1, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Nella Larsen, Sanctuary, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Burning Baby’ by Dylan Thomas

The Burning Baby by Dylan Thomas, 1934 Continue reading →

April 17, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dylan Thomas, fiction, short stories, The Burning Baby, Welsh lit, Welsh literature Leave a comment

‘The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber’ by Ernest Hemingway

The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway, 1936 Continue reading →

March 22, 2018August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, Africa, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, hunting, short stories, The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber Leave a comment

‘The Lost Decade’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Lost Decade by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1939 Continue reading →

February 27, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, New York City, short stories, The Lost Decade Leave a comment

‘Truant’ by Claude McKay

Truant by Claude McKay, 1932 Continue reading →

January 30, 2018August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Claude McKay, criticism, fiction, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, short stories, Truant, West Indian lit, West Indian literature Leave a comment

‘Keela, The Outcast Indian Maiden’ by Eudora Welty

Keela, The Outcast Indian Maiden by Eudora Welty, 1939 Continue reading →

January 9, 2018November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Keela The Outcast Indian Maiden, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Christmas Gift’ by Robert Penn Warren

Christmas Gift by Robert Penn Warren, 1937 Continue reading →

December 23, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas Gift, criticism, fiction, Robert Penn Warren, short stories 2 Comments

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