For Stockholm-born August Strindberg, marriage never proved an easy matter. Of his three ventures into the life of matrimony, the first ended in divorce -- as did the acrimonious second . . . while the third fared barely better, brought to an end by an amicable parting of ways. In the powerful stories of Married, Strindberg draws upon his life's experience, which he distills and combines with his insights into the world he perceived around him. Never an academic theorist who gained his insights from dry and dusty tomes, Strindberg's artistic sense reliably guided him to the heart of the...
For Stockholm-born August Strindberg, marriage never proved an easy matter. Of his three ventures into the life of matrimony, the first ended in di...
A collection of Russian short stories, including: THE QUEEN OF SPADES BY ALEXSANDR S. PUSHKIN THE CLOAK BY NIKOLAY V. GOGOL THE DISTRICT DOCTOR BY IVAN S. TURGENEV THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING BY FIODOR M. DOSTOYEVSKY GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS BY LEO N. TOLSTOY HOW A MUZHIK FED TWO OFFICIALS BY M.Y. SALTYKOV N.Shchedrin] THE SHADES, A PHANTASY BY VLADIMIR G. KORLENKO THE SIGNAL BY VSEVOLOD M. GARSHIN THE DARLING BY ANTON P. CHEKOV THE BET BY ANTON P. CHEKHOV VANKA BY ANTON P. CHEKHOV HIDE AND SEEK BY FIODOR SOLOGUB DETHRONED BY I.N. POTAPENKO THE SERVANT BY S.T. SEMYONOV ONE AUTUMN...
A collection of Russian short stories, including: THE QUEEN OF SPADES BY ALEXSANDR S. PUSHKIN THE CLOAK BY NIKOLAY V. GOGOL THE DISTRICT DOCTOR BY IVA...
