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‘You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead’ by Flannery O’Connor

You Can’t Be Any Poorer Than Dead by Flannery O’Connor, 1955 Continue reading →

October 22, 2020August 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature, The Violent Bear It Away, You Can't Be Any Poorer Than Dead 2 Comments

‘Mark Of Satan’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Mark Of Satan by Joyce Carol Oates, 1995 Continue reading →

October 20, 2020September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Of Satan, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid’ by H.G. Wells

The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid by H.G. Wells, 1905 Continue reading →

October 19, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, H.G. Wells, short stories, The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid Leave a comment

‘The Fully Licensed Whore, Or, The Wife’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Fully Licensed Whore, Or, The Wife by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 17, 2020August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Fully Licensed Whore Or The Wife Leave a comment

‘The Middle-Class Housewife’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Middle-Class Housewife by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 16, 2020October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Middle-Class Housewife, Women's Lib Leave a comment

‘The Invalid, Or The Bedridden’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Invalid, Or The Bedridden by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 15, 2020September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Invalid Or The Bed-Ridden, The Invalid Or The Bedridden Leave a comment

‘The Breeder’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Breeder by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 14, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Breeder Leave a comment

‘The Female Novelist’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Female Novelist by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 13, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Female Novelist Leave a comment

‘The Coquette’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Coquette by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 12, 2020October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Coquette Leave a comment

‘The Hand’ by Patricia Highsmith

The Hand by Patricia Highsmith, 1975 Continue reading →

October 11, 2020October 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Hand Leave a comment

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