At that time I was nearly eleven, I had been sent in July to spend the holiday in ... Read more
Russian Short Stories
Total Stories: 335
The dog is a member of society who likes to have his day’s work, and who does it ... Read more
I … We were a party of eight in the room, and we were talking of contemporary affairs ... Read more
A STUDY I We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his ... Read more
On the high road to B., at an equal distance from the two towns through which it runs, ... Read more
UNDER the same roof in the same flat on the same fourth storey lived two young men, colleagues ... Read more
In one of the outlying streets of Moscow, in a gray house with white columns and a balcony, ... Read more
It was autumn. For some hours I had been strolling across country with my gun, and should probably ... Read more
In the department of — but it is better not to mention the department. There is nothing more ... Read more
In the year 1815 all the great heads of Europe were gathered in Vienna: the continent’s brightest minds ... Read more
I There was a card party at the rooms of Narumov of the Horse Guards. The long winter ... Read more
(The Viy is a monstrous creation of popular fancy. It is the name which the inhabitants of Little ... Read more