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‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’ by James Thurber

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, 1939 Continue reading →

August 15, 2014August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, James Thurber, short stories, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Leave a comment

‘A Couple Of Hamburgers’ by James Thurber

A Couple Of Hamburgers by James Thurber, 1935 Continue reading →

August 14, 2014August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, A Couple Of Hamburgers, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, critic, fiction, James Thurber, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Wood Duck’ by James Thurber

The Wood Duck by James Thurber, 1936 Continue reading →

August 13, 2014September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, James Thurber, short stories, The Wood Duck Leave a comment

‘The Greatest Man In The World’ by James Thurber

The Greatest Man In The World by James Thurber, 1931 Continue reading →

August 12, 2014August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, James Thurber, satire, short stories, The Greatest Man In The World Leave a comment

‘The Night The Bed Fell’ by James Thurber

The Night The Bed Fell by James Thurber, 1933 Continue reading →

August 11, 2014September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, James Thurber, Ohio, short stories, The Night The Bed Fell 1 Comment

‘He’ by Katherine Anne Porter

He by Katherine Anne Porter, 1927 Continue reading →

August 10, 2014September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, He, Katherine Anne Porter, short stories, Southern literature, Southern Renaissance Leave a comment

‘The Odour Of Chrysanthemums’ by D.H. Lawrence

The Odour Of Chrysanthemums by D.H. Lawrence, 1911 Continue reading →

August 9, 2014August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, D.H. Lawrence, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, The Odour Of Chrysanthemums Leave a comment

‘The Chrysanthemums’ by John Steinbeck

The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck, 1938 Continue reading →

August 8, 2014August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Steinbeck, short stories, The Chrysanthemums Leave a comment

‘Symbols And Signs’ by Vladimir Nabokov

Symbols And Signs by Vladimir Nabokov, 1948 Continue reading →

August 7, 2014August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Symbols And Signs, Vladimir Nabokov Leave a comment

‘In Another Country’ by Ernest Hemingway

In Another Country by Ernest Hemingway, 1926 Continue reading →

August 6, 2014September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, In Another Country, short stories, World War I Leave a comment

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