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‘The Sphinx’ by Edgar Allan Poe

The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe, 1846 Continue reading →

October 31, 2020September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, American lit, American literature, analysis, cholera, criticism, Edgar Allan Poe, fiction, New York, short stories, The Sphinx Leave a comment

‘Paranoia’ by Shirley Jackson

Paranoia by Shirley Jackson, 2013 Continue reading →

October 30, 2020September 6, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, Paranoia, posthumously published, Shirley Jackson, short stories Leave a comment

‘Stone Mattress’ by Margaret Atwood

Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood, 2011 Continue reading →

October 29, 2020October 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, criticism, fiction, Margaret Atwood, short stories, Stone Mattress Leave a comment

‘The Afterlife’ by Jonathan Lethem

The Afterlife by Jonathan Lethem, 2020 Continue reading →

October 28, 2020August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Beetlejuice, criticism, fiction, Jonathan Lethem, short stories, The Afterlife Leave a comment

‘The Adventure Of The German Student’ by Washington Irving

The Adventure Of The German Student by Washington Irving, 1824 Continue reading →

October 27, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1820s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French Revolution, Paris, short stories, Tales Of A Traveller, The Adventure Of The German Student, Washington Irving Leave a comment

‘The Bold Dragoon, Or The Adventure Of My Grandfather’ by Washington Irving

The Bold Dragoon, Or The Adventure Of My Grandfather by Washington Irving, 1824 Continue reading →

October 26, 2020August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1820s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Belgium, Bruges, criticism, fiction, short stories, Tales Of A Traveller, The Bold Dragoon Or The Adventure Of My Grandfather, Washington Irving Leave a comment

‘You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead’ by Flannery O’Connor

You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead by Flannery O’Connor, 1955 Continue reading →

October 22, 2020August 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, The Violent Bear It Away, You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead 2 Comments

‘Mark Of Satan’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Mark Of Satan by Joyce Carol Oates, 1995 Continue reading →

October 20, 2020September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Of Satan, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid’ by H.G. Wells

The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid by H.G. Wells, 1905 Continue reading →

October 19, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, H.G. Wells, short stories, The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid Leave a comment

‘The Fully Licensed Whore, Or, The Wife’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Fully Licensed Whore, Or, The Wife by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 17, 2020August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Fully Licensed Whore Or The Wife Leave a comment

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