The Complete Prose Tales of Alexandr Sergeyevitch PushkinConsidered in his day Russia's greatest poet, Pushkin was famous not only for works that inspired ballets and operas, such as Eugene Onegin and Boris Godunov, but for his stories--"The Queen of Spades" and many others--all of which are collected here in a translation that captures their grace and vitality. |
Contents
From the Editor | 63 |
The Blizzard | 82 |
The Undertaker | 96 |
The Postmaster | 105 |
The Squires Daughter | 119 |
The Queen of Spades | 273 |
The Captains Daughter | 335 |
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The Complete Prose Tales of Alexandr Sergeyevitch Pushkin Александр Сергеевич Пушкин No preview available - 1966 |
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