A collection of short fiction showcasing Alexander Pushkin's application of Romantic sensibilities to uncompromising studies of human frailty 'The Queen of Spades', one of Pushkin's most popular and chilling short stories, tells of an inveterate card player who develops a dangerous obsession with the secret of an old lady's luck, which he believes will bring him the wealth he craves. 'The Negro of Peter the Great', a story based on the life Pushkin's own great-grandfather, is a vivid depiction - and criticism - of both French and Russian society, while 'Dubrovsky' is the Byronic tale of a dispossessed young officer. 'The Captain's Daughter' tells of a young man sent to military service - based on the actual events of the rebellion against Catherine II, it demonstrates Pushkin's unparalleled skill at blending fiction and history. Together these four stories display the versatility and innovation that earned Pushkin his reputation as a master of prose and established him as the towering figure in Russian literature. In this edition Rosemary Edmonds's translation is accompanied by an introduction examining Pushkin's simplicity of style and the powerful influence he exerted on his country's literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Queen of Spades and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) (English and Russian Edition)

Humor & Entertainment

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich

Humor

Penguin Classics

A collection of six fairy tales by the renowned Russian poet.

Pushkin's Fairy Tales

Literature & Fiction

Barrie Jenkins

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Eugén Onégin: Roman in Versen (German Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Wentworth Press

The Letters of Alexander Pushkin

Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Poems by Alexander Pushkin

History

Franklin Classics

The Captain's Daughter

Presents a selection of folktales, fairytales, and fables that reflect the culture of old Russia

Golden Cockerel, The

Children's Books

DOUBLEDAY

Designed to serve as a key to the poet's works and to demonstrate how he absorbed the literary experiences of many cultures and then achieved something entirely original in his own work.

Pushkin on literature;

METHUEN

The golden cockerel, and other stories;

Dent

A novel in verse, Yevgeny Onegin is the first great Russian work of fiction. His protagonist, a complex young man of purposeless leisure, leads a turbulent existence of tedious sensations and endless social calls. Not even Tatyana's sympathetic affections can rouse him. As Yevgeny ages, his experiences scar him and teach him the value of love-though their second meeting is on equally negative terms.

Yevgeny Onegin (Everyman's Library)

Briggs, A. D. P.

History & Criticism

Everymans Library

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