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‘Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y by P.G. Wodehouse, 1927 Continue reading →

August 18, 2019September 11, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, Blandings Castle, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Shirt-Collar’ by Hans Christian Andersen

The Shirt-Collar by Hans Christian Andersen, 1848 Continue reading →

July 30, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, analysis, children's literature, comedy, criticism, Danish lit, Danish literature, fiction, Hans Christian Andersen, short stories, The Shirt-Collar Leave a comment

‘Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband’ by George Saunders

Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband by George Saunders, 2005 Continue reading →

July 25, 2019October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, George Saunders, Lars Farf Excessively Fearful Father And Husband, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Mixer II: He Moves In Society’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Mixer II: He Moves In Society by P.G. Wodehouse, 1915 Continue reading →

July 22, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, dogs, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories, The Mixer II: He Moves In Society Leave a comment

‘Spirituality; With Or Without A Prayer’ by Elmore Leonard

Spirituality; With Or Without A Prayer by Elmore Leonard, 2000 Continue reading →

September 27, 2018August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, Elmore Leonard, fiction, football, satire, short stories, Spirituality; With Or Without The Prayer Leave a comment

‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank’ by Nathan Englander

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander, 2011 Continue reading →

September 1, 2018November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Nathan Englander, short stories, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Leave a comment

‘The Man With Two Left Feet’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Man With Two Left Feet by P.G. Wodehouse, 1916 Continue reading →

August 18, 2018September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories, The Man With Two Left Feet 1 Comment

‘Landladies’ by Langston Hughes

Landladies by Langston Hughes, 1950 Continue reading →

July 16, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Harlem, Landladies, Langston Hughes, short stories 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 Man Who Disliked Cats’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Man Who Disliked Cats by P.G. Wodehouse, 1912 Continue reading →

February 22, 2018October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1910s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, Paris, short stories, The Man Who Disliked Cats Leave a comment

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