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‘Crouch End’ by Stephen King

Crouch End by Stephen King, 1980 Continue reading →

October 28, 2025August 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Crouch End, England, fiction, H.P. Lovecraft, horror, London, short stories, Stephen King Leave a comment

‘Smote, Or When I Find I Cannot Kiss You In Front Of A Print By Bridget Riley’ by Eley Williams

Smote, Or When I Find I Cannot Kiss You In Front Of A Print By Bridget Riley by Eley Williams, 2015 Continue reading →

February 14, 2025August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Eley Williams, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, short stories, Smote Or When I Find I Cannot Kiss You In Front Of A Print By Bridget Riley 2 Comments

‘Christmas At The Cross’ by Maeve Murphy

Christmas At The Cross by Maeve Murphy, 2019 Continue reading →

December 24, 2024August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, Christmas At The Cross, criticism, England, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, London, Maeve Murphy, short stories 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

‘The Adventure Of The Musgrave Ritual’ by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure Of The Musgrave Ritual by Arthur Conan Doyle, 1893 Continue reading →

October 30, 2024August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, Arthur Conan Doyle, British lit, British literature, criticism, detective fiction, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, mystery, short stories, The Adventure Of The Musgrave Ritual Leave a comment

‘Seeing Ershadi’ by Nicole Krauss

Seeing Ershadi by Nicole Krauss, 2018 Continue reading →

March 8, 2024August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Abbas Kiarostami, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, Homayoun Ershadi, Israel, London, Nicole Krauss, Seeing Ershadi, short stories, Taste Of Cherry Leave a comment

‘Cords’ by Edna O’Brien

Cords by Edna O’Brien, 1968 Continue reading →

August 15, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Cords, criticism, Edna O'Brien, England, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, London, short stories Leave a comment

‘Invisible Bird’ by Claire-Louise Bennett

Invisible Bird by Claire-Louise Bennett, 2022 Continue reading →

July 30, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Claire-Louise Bennett, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Invisible Bird, London, short stories Leave a comment

‘I Am An American’ by James Alan McPherson

I Am An American by James Alan McPherson, 1974 Continue reading →

July 4, 2023August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, I Am An American, James Alan McPherson, London, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Voyage To Cythera’ by Margaret Drabble

A Voyage To Cythera by Margaret Drabble, 1967 Continue reading →

December 20, 2021September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Voyage To Cythera, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, Margaret Drabble, short stories, trains Leave a comment

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