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‘The Company Is Not Responsible’ by Mary McCarthy

The Company Is Not Responsible by Mary McCarthy, 1944 Continue reading →

April 6, 2023September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mary McCarthy, Massachusetts, short stories, The Company Is Not Responsible, World War II Leave a comment

‘Sarah’ by Mary Lavin

Sarah by Mary Lavin, 1943 Continue reading →

March 10, 2023September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Catholicism, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Lavin, Sarah, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Widow’s Son’ by Mary Lavin

The Widow’s Son by Mary Lavin, 1946 Continue reading →

March 7, 2023September 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Mary Lavin, short stories, The Widow's Son Leave a comment

‘Peyo Mercé: English Teacher’ by Abelardo Díaz Alfaro

Peyo Mercé: English Teacher by Abelardo Díaz Alfaro, 1947 Continue reading →

December 27, 2022September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, Abelardo Díaz Alfaro, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Peyo Mercé: English Teacher, Puerto Rican lit, Puerto Rican literature, Puerto Rico, short stories Leave a comment

‘Correspondence’ by Carson McCullers

Correspondence by Carson McCullers, 1942 Continue reading →

November 2, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, Connecticut, Correspondence, criticism, epistolary, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Beautiful Mountains’ by John Cheever

The Beautiful Mountains by John Cheever, 1947 Continue reading →

September 21, 2022September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New York City, short stories, skiiing, The Beautiful Mountains, Vermont Leave a comment

‘Afternoon In Linen’ by Shirley Jackson

Afternoon In Linen by Shirley Jackson, 1943 Continue reading →

September 20, 2022October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, Afternoon In Linen, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Shirley Jackson, short stories, Vermont Leave a comment

‘The Train’ by Flannery O’Connor

The Train by Flannery O’Connor, 1948 Continue reading →

August 23, 2022September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern literature, Tennessee, The Train, Wise Blood Leave a comment

‘The Walled Garden’ by Peter Taylor

The Walled Garden by Peter Taylor, 1941 Continue reading →

August 22, 2022August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Memphis, Peter Taylor, short stories, Southern literature, Tennessee, The Walled Garden Leave a comment

‘Georgetown Nights’ by Nancy Hale

Georgetown Nights by Nancy Hale, 1942 Continue reading →

June 28, 2022October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Georgetown, Georgetown Nights, Nancy Hale, short stories, Washington D.C. Leave a comment

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