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Tag: British lit

‘Crossing The Alps’ by Margaret Drabble

Crossing The Alps by Margaret Drabble, 1969 Continue reading →

June 14, 2021September 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic Tricks, UncategorizedTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Crossing The Alps, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, Margaret Drabble, short stories, Slovenia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia Leave a comment

‘She Said He Said’ by Hanif Kureishi

She Said He Said by Hanif Kureishi, 2019 Continue reading →

June 11, 2021August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Hanif Kureishi, Pakistani lit, Pakistani literature, She Said He Said, short stories Leave a comment

‘Louise’ by Somerset Maugham

Louise by Somerset Maugham, 1925 Continue reading →

June 10, 2021October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Louise, O. Henry, short stories, Somerset Maugham Leave a comment

‘The Spring Hat’ by H.E. Bates

The Spring Hat by H.E. Bates, 1961 Continue reading →

June 9, 2021August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, H.E. Bates, short stories, The Spring Hat Leave a comment

‘Let Me Count The Times’ by Martin Amis

Let Me Count The Times by Martin Amis, 1981 Continue reading →

June 8, 2021October 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, Let Me Count The Times, Martin Amis, short stories 1 Comment

‘An Abduction’ by Tessa Hadley

An Abduction by Tessa Hadley, 2012 Continue reading →

June 7, 2021August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, An Abduction, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, Tessa Hadley Leave a comment

‘Nadine At Forty’ by Hilary Mantel

Nadine At Forty by Hilary Mantel, 1996 Continue reading →

June 4, 2021October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Hilary Mantel, Nadine At Forty, short stories Leave a comment

‘Lappin And Lapinova’ by Virginia Woolf

Lappin And Lapinova by Virginia Woolf, 1938 Continue reading →

June 2, 2021September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, Lappin And Lapinova, London, rabbits, short stories, Virginia Woolf Leave a comment

‘The Lumber-Room’ by Saki

The Lumber-Room by Saki, 1914 Continue reading →

June 1, 2021September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, H.H. Munro, Saki, short stories, The Lumber-Room Leave a comment

‘The Yellow Paint’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Yellow Paint by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1896 Continue reading →

April 22, 2021October 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fables, fiction, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories, The Yellow Paint 1 Comment

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