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‘The Romance Of Certain Old Clothes’ by Henry James

The Romance Of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James, 1868 Continue reading →

October 31, 2025October 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1860s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, ghost stories, Henry James, short stories, The Romance Of Certain Old Clothes Leave a comment

‘The Haunted And The Haunters’ by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The Haunted And The Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1859 Continue reading →

October 31, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1850s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, Henry James, London, short stories, The Haunted And The Haunters Leave a comment

‘First Dark’ by Elizabeth Spencer

First Dark by Elizabeth Spencer, 1959 Continue reading →

October 25, 2024August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Elizabeth Spencer, fiction, First Dark, ghost stories, Mississippi, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘Miss Mary Pask’ by Edith Wharton

Miss Mary Pask by Edith Wharton, 1925 Continue reading →

March 17, 2024August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Edith Wharton, fiction, France, ghost stories, Miss Mary Pask, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Triumph Of Night’ by Edith Wharton

The Triumph Of Night by Edith Wharton, 1914 Continue reading →

March 16, 2024September 6, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Edith Wharton, fiction, ghost stories, short stories, The Triumph Of Night, Vermont Leave a comment

‘Thrawn Janet’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

Thrawn Janet by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1881 Continue reading →

October 31, 2023August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, ghost stories, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, Scots, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories, Thrawn Janet Leave a comment

‘Man-Size In Marble’ by Edith Nesbit

Man-Size In Marble by Edith Nesbit, 1887 Continue reading →

October 26, 2023September 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Edith Nesbit, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, Man-Size In Marble, short stories Leave a comment

‘Spirit Of Christmas’ by Jeanette Winterson

Spirit Of Christmas by Jeanette Winterson, 2016 Continue reading →

December 24, 2021September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Christmas stories, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, Jeanette Winterson, short stories, Spirit Of Christmas Leave a comment

‘The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal’ by Daniel Defoe

The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe, 1706 Continue reading →

October 31, 2021August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1700s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Canterbury, criticism, Daniel Defoe, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, short stories, The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal Leave a comment

‘The Lamp’ by Agatha Christie

The Lamp by Agatha Christie, 1933 Continue reading →

October 28, 2021October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, Agatha Christie, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, short stories, The Lamp Leave a comment

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