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‘The Crime Wave At Blandings’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Crime Wave At Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse, 1937 Continue reading →

August 18, 2015August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, Blandings Castle, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories, The Crime Wave At Blandings 6 Comments

‘Honeysuckle Cottage’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Honeysuckle Cottage by P.G. Wodehouse, 1925 Continue reading →

August 17, 2015September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Honeysuckle Cottage, Mr. Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories Leave a comment

‘Liquor Makes You Smart’ by Anita Loos

Liquor Makes You Smart by Anita Loos, 1927 Continue reading →

August 6, 2015October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Anita Loos, comedy, criticism, Cuba, fiction, Liquor Makes You Smart, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Case Of Four And Twenty Blackbirds’ by Neil Gaiman

The Case Of Four And Twenty Blackbirds by Neil Gaiman, 1984 Continue reading →

July 23, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Neil Gaiman, short stories, The Case Of The Four And Twenty Blackbirds Leave a comment

‘Shingles For The Lord’ by William Faulkner

Shingles For The Lord by William Faulkner, 1943 Continue reading →

July 16, 2015September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, Shingles For The Lord, short stories, Southern literature, William Faulkner Leave a comment

‘Feathers’ by Raymond Carver

Feathers by Raymond Carver, 1982 Continue reading →

April 23, 2015November 11, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, Feathers, fiction, Raymond Carver, short stories Leave a comment

‘Alibi Ike’ by Ring Lardner

Alibi Ike by Ring W. Lardner, 1915 Continue reading →

April 6, 2015August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, Alibi Ike, American lit, American literature, analysis, baseball, comedy, criticism, fiction, Ring Lardner, short stories 3 Comments

‘The Pitcher And The Plutocrat’ by P.G. Wodehouse

The Pitcher And The Plutocrat by P.G. Wodehouse, 1910 Continue reading →

April 4, 2015September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, baseball, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, short stories, The Pitcher And The Plutocrat 7 Comments

‘Jon’ by George Saunders

Jon by George Saunders, 2003 Continue reading →

March 2, 2015September 19, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, dystopia, fiction, George Saunders, Jon, science fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Speech Of Polly Baker’ by Benjamin Franklin

The Speech Of Polly Baker by Benjamin Franklin, 1747 Continue reading →

January 5, 2015September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1740s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Benjamin Franklin, comedy, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Speech Of Polly Baker Leave a comment

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