Best Russian Short Stories
by Seltzer, ThomasFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-30
Publisher(s): Kessinger Pub
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Summary
1917. A selection of works by the following Russian authors: A. S. Pushkin, The Queen of Spades; N.V. Gogol, The Cloak; I.S. Turgenev, The District Doctor; F.M. Dostoyevsky, The Christmas Tree and the Wedding; L.N. Tolstoy, God Sees the Truth, but Waits; M.Y. Saltykov, How A Muzhik Fed Two Officials; V.G. Korolenko, the Shades, a Phantasy; V.N. Garshin, The Signal; A.P. Chekhov, The Darling, The Bet, Vanka; F.K. Sologub, Hide and Seek; I.N. Potapenko, Dethroned; S.T. Semyonov, the Servant; M. Gorky, One Autumn Night, Her Lover; L.N. Andreyev, Lazarus; M.P. Artzybashev, The Revolutionist; A.I. Kuprin, the Outrage; L.N. Andreyev, The Seven That Were Hanged, The Red Laugh; and Ivan Bunin, The Gentleman from San Francisco.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. vii |
| The Queen of Spades | p. 1 |
| The Cloak | p. 29 |
| The District Doctor | p. 61 |
| The Christmas Tree and the Wedding | p. 71 |
| God Sees the Truth, but Waits | p. 79 |
| How a Muzhik Fed Two Officials | p. 88 |
| The Shades, a Phantasy | p. 97 |
| The Signal | p. 124 |
| The Darling | p. 134 |
| The Bet | p. 147 |
| Vanka | p. 155 |
| Hide and Seek | p. 160 |
| Dethroned | p. 172 |
| The Servant | p. 192 |
| One Autumn Night | p. 199 |
| Her Lover | p. 209 |
| Lazarus | p. 215 |
| The Revolutionist | p. 235 |
| The Outrage | p. 245 |
| The Gentleman from San Francisco | p. 263 |
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