This 19th-century author created "some of the most colorful and haunting fiction of his century" Kirkus Reviews. And with his special blend of comedy, social commentary, and fantasy, he paved the way for Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.

@StaticBureaucracy Finally got my new threads today. Took it to work, I look Superfly. I'm not a gnat on a wall any more, I'm Akaky 'Big Pimpin'' Akakyevitch.

Seriously, check out pics on my Flickr. This coat is so money, it doesn't even know how money it is.

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