This book collects a magnificent set of works by Russian classical authors: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Bulgakov. Each original story, springing from a common creative heritage, delivers a glimpse of the immortal Russian Soul and has influenced modern literary trends. These stories are interesting to their core and will bring pleasure to readers. Get ready to immerse yourself within these immortal works that have long been counted among the best of classic world literature: Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Notes from the Underground, Ivan Turgenev. First Love, Alexander Pushkin. The Queen of Spades, Leo Tolstoy. The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy. A Russian Christmas Party, Anton Chekhov. The Wife, Anton Chekhov. A Dead Body, Anton Chekhov. The Beggar, Leonid Andreyev. The Little Angel, Nikolai Gogol. The Nose, Nikolai Gogol. The Cloak, Nikolai Gogol. The Mantle, Mikhail Bulgakov. The Embroidered Towel – from A Young Doctor's Notebook and others.
CONTENTS:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky -
THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING
Ivan Turgenev -
MUMU
FIRST LOVE
THE DISTRICT DOCTOR
Aleksandr Kuprin -
THE OUTRAGE
Alexander Pushkin -
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
Leo Tolstoy -
A LETTER TO A HINDU
THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH
GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS
A RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
Anton Chekhov -
THE WIFE
THE SLANDER
THE HORSE-STEALERS
THE PETCHENYEG
A DEAD BODY
A HAPPY ENDING
THE LOOKING-GLASS
OLD AGE
DARKNESS
THE BEGGAR
IN TROUBLE
FROST
MINDS IN FERMENT
GONE ASTRAY
THE AVENGER
THE JEUNE PREMIER
A DEFENCELESS CREATURE
AN ENIGMATIC NATURE
A HAPPY MAN
A TROUBLESOME VISITOR
AN ACTOR'S END
VANKA
A COUNTRY COTTAGE
FAT AND THIN
NERVES
THE DOCTOR
ABOUT LOVE
A LOTTERY TICKET
Leonid Andreyev -
THE LITTLE ANGEL
LAZARUS
Maxim Gorky -
ONE AUTUMN NIGHT
HER LOVER
Mikhail Bulgakov -
THE EMBROIDERED TOWEL
Nikolai Gogol -
CHRISTMAS EVE
THE NOSE
A MAY NIGHT
THE CLOAK
THE VIY