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  • The Witches of Kyiv

    And Other Gothic Tales

    by Orest Somov ...
    In The Witches of Kyiv and Other Gothic Tales by Orest Somov the supernatural is present throughout Ukraine, from a cemetery in Kyivan Rus, to an isolated forest cottage in the seventeenth century Kozak era, to the society ballrooms of Somov’s own world – the early nineteenth century. Gothic horror appears in many guises including witches, warlocks, demons and vengeful ‘rusalka’. Strange ... Read more

    $4.91 CAD

  • Kiev witches

    by Orest Mihailovič Somov ...
    Orest Somov is an undeservedly forgotten contemporary of Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Lermontov. He dreamt that people would see the wild beauty of Slavic folklore, feel its seductive and terrifying atmosphere, where people live alongside the unclean as an equal force. This collection is a guide to a world where reality alternates with fiction, and fear becomes a faithful companion ... Read more

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  • Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk And Other Stories

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Translated by David McDuff ...
    Five great stories from one of the most quintessentially Russian of writers, Nikolai Leskov.In the best of Leskov's stories, as in almost no others apart from those of Gogol, we can hear the voice of nineteenth-century Russia. An outsider by birth and instinct, Leskov is one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A Hero Of Our Time

    by Mikhail Lermontov ...
    Translated by Vladimir Nabokov, Dmitri Nabokov ...
    The first major Russian novel, A Hero of Our Time was both lauded and reviled upon publication. Its dissipated hero, twenty-five-year-old Pechorin, is a beautiful and magnetic but nihilistic young army officer, bored by life and indifferent to his many sexual conquests. Chronicling his unforgettable adventures in the Caucasus involving brigands, smugglers, soldiers, rivals, and lovers, this ... Read more

    $14.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Devil and Other Stories

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'It is impossible to explain why Yevgeny chose Liza Annenskaya, as it is always impossible to explain why a man chooses this and not that woman.' This collection of eleven stories spans virtually the whole of Tolstoy's creative life. While each is unique in form, as a group they are representative of his style, and touch on the central themes that surface in War and Peace and Anna Karenina. ... Read more

    $7.59 CAD

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  • Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated

    Tolstoy Short Works, #1

    by Andrew Barger ...
    Series Book 1 - Tolstoy Short Works
    "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace" branded Tolstoy as one of the greatest writers in modern history. Few, however, have read his wonderful short stories. Now, in one collection, are the 20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy, which give a snapshot of Russia and its people in the late nineteenth century. A fine introduction is given by Andrew Barger. Annotations are included of difficult Russian ... Read more

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  • A Hero of Our Time

    by Mikhail Lermontov ...
    Translated by Martin Parker, Neil Cornwell ...
    On his travels through the wild mountainous terrain of the Caucasus, the narrator of A Hero of Our Time chances upon the veteran soldier and storyteller Maxim Maximych, who relates to him the dubious exploits of his former comrade Pechorin. Engaging in various acts of duelling, contraband, abduction and seduction, Pechorin, an archetypal Byronic anti-hero, combines cynicism and arrogance with ... Read more

    $4.79 CAD

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  • The Kiss and Other Stories

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    While at a party organized by the lieutenant of his regiment, the shy and awkward Ryabovitch is suddenly kissed by an unknown woman in a dark room. This unexpected and electrifying encounter marks a turning point in his life and a shift in his personality, arousing his passions and setting him on a desperate quest to discover the identity of the mysterious lady.One of Chekhov’s most admired ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Anton Chekhov - The Letter & Other Short Stories (Volume 2)

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Series Book 2 - Short Stories Of Anton Chekhov
    The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. A widespread favourite of scholars, critics and causal readers alike, Anton Chekhov is one of the most challenging and enjoyable authors to read. ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD

  • Doctor Zhivago

    by Boris Pasternak ...
    Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ...
    Series series Vintage International
    First published in Italy in 1957 amid international controversy, Doctor Zhivago is the story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy (Delphi Classics)

    by Leo Tolstoy, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 16 - Delphi Series One
    **Believed by many to be the greatest novelist the world has known, the Russian Master’s work is of paramount importance. This definitive Edition of Tolstoy’s oeuvre has every translated novel, short story, novella and play written by Leo Tolstoy. One of our most popular eBooks now you can own the great Master of Realist fiction. (Version 3)Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • The Beauties

    Essential Stories

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Nicholas Slater Pasternak ...
    Series Book 1 - Pushkin Press Classics
    This beautiful collection of 13 classic Chekhov short stories is the perfect introduction to an icon of Russian literature.“The greatest short story writer who has ever lived.” —Raymond ChandlerWithout doubt one of the greatest observers of human nature in all its messy complexity, Chekhov’s short stories are exquisite masterpieces in miniature. His work ranged from the light-hearted comic tales ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD