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‘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 Lady, Or The Tiger?’ by Frank Stockton

The Lady, Or The Tiger? by Frank Stockton, 1882 Continue reading →

June 18, 2018November 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Frank Stockton, short stories, The Lady Or The Tiger? Leave a comment

‘Wisdom Of Children’ by Leo Tolstoy

Wisdom Of Children by Leo Tolstoy, 1885 Continue reading →

June 15, 2018August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Little Girls Wiser Than Old Men, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Wisdom Of Children Leave a comment

‘The Coffee-House Of Surat’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Coffee-House Of Surat by Leo Tolstoy, 1893 Continue reading →

June 14, 2018August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, criticism, fiction, God, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Coffee-House Of Surat Leave a comment

‘The Two Brothers And The Gold’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Two Brothers And The Gold by Leo Tolstoy, 1886 Continue reading →

June 13, 2018October 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jerusalem, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Two Brothers And The Gold Leave a comment

‘The Three Hermits’ by Leo Tolstoy

The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy, 1886 Continue reading →

June 12, 2018November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Three Hermits Leave a comment

‘God Sees The Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy

God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy, 1872 Continue reading →

June 11, 2018October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, Exiled To Siberia, fiction, God Sees The Truth But Waits, Leo Tolstoy, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Siberia, Stephen King, The Confessed Crime, The Shawshank Redemption Leave a comment

‘The Ingrate’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Ingrate by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1899 Continue reading →

June 7, 2018September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Antebellum South, criticism, fiction, Paul Laurence Dunbar, short stories, slavery, The Ingrate Leave a comment

‘The Sire de Maletroit’s Door’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Sire de Maletroit’s Door by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1878 Continue reading →

June 5, 2018November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gothic, historical fiction, Hundred Years War, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories, The Sire de Maletroit's Door 1 Comment

‘The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1877 Continue reading →

June 4, 2018September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man 1 Comment

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