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‘The Adopted Son’ by Guy de Maupassant

The Adopted Son by Guy de Maupassant, 1882 Continue reading →

February 22, 2021October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short stories, The Adopted Child 1 Comment

‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene

Two Gentle People by Graham Greene, 1967 Continue reading →

February 8, 2021August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, France, Graham Greene, Paris, short stories, Two Gentle People 1 Comment

‘Phantoms’ by Ivan Turgenev

Phantoms by Ivan Turgenev, 1864 Continue reading →

January 5, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1860s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Germany, Ivan Turgenev, Phantoms, Rome, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, vampires 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 Invalid, Or The Bedridden’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Invalid, Or The Bedridden by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 15, 2020September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Invalid Or The Bed-Ridden, The Invalid Or The Bedridden Leave a comment

‘The Profile’ by Willa Cather

The Profile by Willa Cather, 1907 Continue reading →

September 3, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Europe, fiction, France, Paris, short stories, The Profile, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘The Namesake’ by Willa Cather

The Namesake by Willa Cather, 1907 Continue reading →

September 1, 2020October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, short stories, The Namesake, Willa Cather Leave a comment

‘Mademoiselle Pearl’ by Guy de Maupassant

Mademoiselle Pearl by Guy de Maupassant, 1886 Continue reading →

July 16, 2020October 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, Mademoiselle Pearl, Paris, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Chocolate Box’ by Agatha Christie

The Chocolate Box by Agatha Christie, 1923 Continue reading →

April 17, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, Agatha Christie, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, detective fiction, English lit, English literature, fiction, France, Hercule Poirot, mystery, short stories, The Chocolate Box Leave a comment

‘A Dead Woman’s Secrets’ by Guy de Maupassant

A Dead Woman’s Secrets by Guy de Maupassant, 1880 Continue reading →

March 17, 2020August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, A Dead Woman's Secrets, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short stories Leave a comment

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