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‘A Dashing Fellow’ by Vladimir Nabokov

A Dashing Fellow by Vladimir Nabokov, 1930 Continue reading →

September 2, 2021October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, A Dashing Fellow, analysis, criticism, fiction, Germany, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Vladimir Nabokov Leave a comment

‘The Queen Of Spades’ by Alexander Pushkin

The Queen Of Spades by Alexander Pushkin, 1834 Continue reading →

September 1, 2021September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, Alexander Pushkin, analysis, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, St. Petersburg, The Queen Of Spades Leave a comment

‘Bluebell Meadow’ by Benedict Kiely

Bluebell Meadow by Benedict Kiely, 1975 Continue reading →

August 31, 2021October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1970s, analysis, Benedict Kiely, Bluebell Meadow, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Northern Ireland, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Curfew’ by Roddy Doyle

The Curfew by Roddy Doyle, 2019 Continue reading →

August 30, 2021August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Roddy Doyle, short stories, The Curfew Leave a comment

‘News For The Church’ by Frank O’Connor

News For The Church by Frank O’Connor, 1945 Continue reading →

August 27, 2021September 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Catholicism, criticism, fiction, Frank O'Connor, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, News For The Church, short stories Leave a comment

‘Upturned’ by Frank O’Connor

Upturned by Frank O’Connor, 1944 Continue reading →

August 26, 2021September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dublin, Frank O'Connor, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, Upturned Leave a comment

‘Judas’ by Frank O’Connor

Judas by Frank O’Connor, 1948 Continue reading →

August 25, 2021October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Frank O'Connor, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Judas, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Mad Lomasneys’ by Frank O’Connor

The Mad Lomasneys by Frank O’Connor, 1944 Continue reading →

August 24, 2021August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Frank O'Connor, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, The Mad Lomasneys 1 Comment

‘The Majesty Of The Law’ by Frank O’Connor

The Majesty Of The Law by Frank O’Connor, 1949 Continue reading →

August 23, 2021October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Frank O'Connor, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, The Majesty Of The Law Leave a comment

‘Who’s-Dead McCarthy’ by Kevin Barry

Who’s-Dead McCarthy by Kevin Barry, 2020 Continue reading →

August 20, 2021October 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Kevin Barry, Limerick, short stories, Who's-Dead McCarthy Leave a comment

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