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Tag: Henry Lawson

January 2016 favorites

January 2016

The January stories ordered solely on my personal tastes.

  1. ‘In The Garden Of North American Martyrs’ by Tobias Wolff
  2. ‘The Night In Question’ by Tobias Wolff
  3. ‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  4. ‘Goodbye And Good Luck’ by Grace Paley
  5. ‘Break It Down’ by Lydia Davis
  6. ‘The Falls’ by George Saunders
  7. ‘The Sensible Thing’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  8. ‘Awaiting Orders’ by Tobias Wolff
  9. ‘Dice, Brassknuckles & Guitar’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  10. ‘Next Door’ by Tobias Wolff
  11. ‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  12. ‘Financing Finnegan’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  13. ‘New Year’s Night’ by Henry Lawson
  14. ‘When We Were Nearly Young’ by Mavis Gallant
  15. ‘Say Yes’ by Tobias Wolff
  16. ‘Homage To Switzerland’ by Ernest Hemingway
  17. ‘But The One On The Right’ by Dorothy Parker
January 30, 2016August 23, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: FavoritesTags: Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Saunders, Grace Paley, Henry Lawson, Lydia Davis, Mavis Gallant, Tobias Wolff Leave a comment

‘New Year’s Night’ by Henry Lawson

New Year’s Night by Henry Lawson, 1900 Continue reading →

January 1, 2016September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, analysis, Australia, Australian lit, Australian literature, criticism, fiction, Henry Lawson, New Year's Night, short stories Leave a comment
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