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‘The Undertaker’ by Alexander Pushkin

Pushkin, Alexander

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October 1, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, Alexander Pushkin, analysis, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Undertaker Leave a comment

‘Wisdom Of Children’ by Leo Tolstoy

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June 15, 2018June 10, 2018 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

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

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

June 11, 2018June 10, 2018 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 Looking Glass’ by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton 1885a

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January 1, 2018December 28, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Looking Glass Leave a comment

‘Misery’ by Anton Chekhov

Misery by Anton Chekhov, 1886 Continue reading →

May 15, 2017May 14, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Misery, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories 2 Comments

‘The Party’ by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton 1888a

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April 10, 2017April 2, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Party 4 Comments

‘The Peasant Marey’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1876a

The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876 Continue reading →

January 13, 2017January 1, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Peasant Marey Leave a comment

‘Fat And Thin’ by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton 1883

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July 21, 2016July 7, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, Fat And Thin, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Chameleon’ by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton 1884

Chameleon by Anton Chekhov, 1884 Continue reading →

July 20, 2016July 7, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, Chameleon, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Christmas’ by Vladimir Nabokov

Nabokov, Vladimir 1925

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December 15, 2015December 4, 2015 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, Christmas, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Vladimir Nabokov Leave a comment

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