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‘The Undertaker’ by Alexander Pushkin

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October 1, 2018November 20, 2025 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

Wisdom Of Children by Leo Tolstoy, 1885 Continue reading →

June 15, 2018August 12, 2025 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, 2018October 14, 2025 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

The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov, 1885 Continue reading →

January 1, 2018October 2, 2025 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, 2017November 29, 2025 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

The Party by Anton Chekhov, 1888 Continue reading →

April 10, 2017September 24, 2025 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

The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876 Continue reading →

January 13, 2017September 5, 2025 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

Fat And Thin by Anton Chekhov, 1883 Continue reading →

July 21, 2016August 24, 2025 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

Chameleon by Anton Chekhov, 1884 Continue reading →

July 20, 2016August 15, 2025 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

Christmas by Vladimir Nabokov, 1925 Continue reading →

December 15, 2015October 14, 2025 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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