Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev (fastest ebook reader TXT) π
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Leonid Andreyev was a Russian playwright and author of short stories and novellas, writing primarily in the first two decades of the 20th century. Matching the depression he suffered from an early age, his writing is always dark of tone with subjects including biblical parables, Russian life, eldritch horror and revolutionary fervour. H. P. Lovecraft was a reader of his work, and The Seven Who Were Hanged (included here) has even been cited as direct inspiration for the assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand: the event that started the first World War. Originally a lawyer, his first published short story brought him to the attention of Maxim Gorky who not only became a firm friend but also championed Andreyevβs writing in his collections to great commercial acclaim.
Widely translated into English during his life, this collection comprises the best individual translations of each of his short stories and novellas available in the public domain, presented in chronological order of their original publication in Russian.
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By Leonid Andreyev.
Translated by Herman Bernstein, Alexandra Linden, L. A. Magnus, K. Walter, W. H. Lowe, The Russian Review, Archibald J. Wolfe, John Cournos, R. S. Townsend, and Maurice Magnus.
Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Foreword Short Fiction Bargamot and Garaska The Little Angel I II III Petka at the Bungalow The Friend The Lie I II III IV V VI Silence I II III IV βMen May Rise on Stepping-Stones of Their Dead Selves to Higher Thingsβ The Wall I II III IV V VI Snapper I II III IV Laughter I II III IV In the Basement I II The Tocsin I II III A Present I II III IV A Dilemma I II III IV V VI VII VIII An Original The City On the Day of the Crucifixion At the Roadside Station Life of Father Vassily I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII The Marseillaise The Red Laugh Part I Fragment I Fragment II Fragment III Fragment IV Fragment V Fragment VI Fragment VII Fragment VIII Fragment IX Part II Fragment X Fragment XI Fragment XII Fragment XIII Fragment XIV Fragment XV Fragment XVI Fragment XVII Fragment XVIII Fragment the Last The Spy When the King Loses His Head I II III IV V VI VII VIII His Excellency the Governor I II III IV V VI VII VIII Lazarus I II III IV V VI Judas Iscariot I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX The Dark I II III VI VII The Seven Who Were Hanged I: At One OβClock, Your Excellency! II: Condemned to Be Hanged III: Why Should I Be Hanged? IV: We Come from Oryol V: Kissβand Say Nothing VI: The Hours Are Rushing VII: There Is No Death VIII: There Is Death as Well as Life IX: Dreadful Solitude X: The Walls Are Falling XI: On the Way to the Scaffold XII: They Are Hanged A Story Which Will Never Be Finished The Giant Love, Faith and Hope βThe Man Who Found the Truthβ I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI The Story of the Snake Dies Irae Chant the First I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII Chant the Second I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII The Ocean I II III IV V VI VII The Crushed Flower I II III The Confessions of a Little Man During Great Days Part I Part II Part III Endnotes Colophon Uncopyright ImprintThis ebook is the product of many hours of hard work by volunteers for Standard Ebooks, and builds on the hard work of other literature lovers made possible by the public domain.
This particular ebook is based on transcriptions produced for Project Gutenberg (The Seven Who Were Hanged, The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories, The Little Angel, and Other Stories, When the King Loses His Head, and Other Stories, and The Dark) and on digital scans available at the Internet Archive (The Red Laugh, The Seven Who Were Hanged, A Dilemma, The Wall, The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories, The Little Angel, and Other Stories, A Present, The Giant and The Story of the Snake, The Confessions of a Little Man During Great Days, When the King Loses His Head, and Other Stories, His Excellency the Governor, and The Dark).
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ForewordThis edition of Leonid Andreyevβs Short Fiction was produced from various translations. βThe Red Laughβ was translated by Alexandra Linden and originally published in 1905. βThe Seven Who Were Hangedβ was translated by Herman Bernstein and originally published in 1909. βA Dilemmaβ was translated by John Cournos and originally published in 1910. βThe Wallβ was translated by W. H. Lowe and also originally published in 1910. βThe Crushed Flower,β βA Story Which Will Never Be Finished,β βOn
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