The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
A new translation of stories by a 19th century Russian master. One story is on a madman convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to know, another is on a downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by a new overcoat.— Google Books
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PREFACE VII TRANSLATORS' NOTE XXI UKRAINIAN TALES St. John's Eve 3 The Night Before Christmas 19 The Terrible Vengeance 64 Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt 106 Old World Landowners 132 Viy 155 The Story of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich 194 PETERSBURG TALES Nevsky Prospect 245 The Diary of a Madman 279 The Nose 300 The Carriage 327 The Portrait 340 The Overcoat 394 NOTES 425
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Short Works (13)
“Вечер накануне Ивана Купала” [“St John's Eve”]
“Ночь перед Рождеством” [“Christmas Eve”]
“Страшная месть” [“A Terrible Vengeance”]
“Иван Фёдорович Шпонька и его тётушка” [“Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt”]
“Старосветские помещики” [“The Old World Landowners”]
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