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Twenty-six Men and a Girl | |
| Author | Maxim Gorky |
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1899
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| Language | English |
| Original Language | Russian |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | Russian Literature, Socialist Realism |
1899 Short Story
Twenty-six Men and a Girl
Twenty-six Men and a Girl is an English Russian Literature, Socialist Realism short story by Russian writer Maxim Gorky. It was first published in 1899. Twenty-Six Men and a Girl (1899) is alternately titled, Twenty-six and One or Twenty-six of Us and One Other. "We considered it our duty to give her hot biscuits and this became our daily offering to the idol, it became almost a sacred custom which bound us to her the more every day."
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Twenty-six Men and a Girl | |
| Author | Maxim Gorky |
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1899
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| Language | English |
| Original Language | Russian |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | Russian Literature, Socialist Realism |
