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‘The Angel Of The Odd’ by Edgar Allan Poe

The Angel Of The Odd by Edgar Allan Poe, 1844 Continue reading →

June 26, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Edgar Allan Poe, fiction, short stories, The Angel Of The Odd Leave a comment

‘The Prize Lodger’ by George Gissing

The Prize Lodger by George Gissing, 1898 Continue reading →

June 25, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, George Gissing, London, short stories, The Prize Lodger Leave a comment

‘One Wicked Impulse!’ by Walt Whitman

One Wicked Impulse! by Walt Whitman, 1845 Continue reading →

June 21, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, One Wicked Impulse!, short stories, Walt Whitman Leave a comment

‘Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General’ by Ambrose Bierce

Jupiter Doke, Brigadier General by Ambrose Bierce, 1885 Continue reading →

June 19, 2018August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Jupiter Doke Brigadier General, Kentucky, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Lady, Or The Tiger?’ by Frank Stockton

The Lady, Or The Tiger? by Frank Stockton, 1882 Continue reading →

June 18, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Frank Stockton, short stories, The Lady Or The Tiger? Leave a comment

‘Wisdom Of Children’ by Leo Tolstoy

Wisdom Of Children by Leo Tolstoy, 1885 Continue reading →

June 15, 2018August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Little Girls Wiser Than Old Men, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Wisdom Of Children Leave a comment

‘The Coffee-House Of Surat’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Coffee-House Of Surat by Leo Tolstoy, 1893 Continue reading →

June 14, 2018August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, criticism, fiction, God, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Coffee-House Of Surat Leave a comment

‘The Two Brothers And The Gold’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Two Brothers And The Gold by Leo Tolstoy, 1886 Continue reading →

June 13, 2018October 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jerusalem, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Two Brothers And The Gold Leave a comment

‘The Three Hermits’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy, 1886 Continue reading →

June 12, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Three Hermits 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

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