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Novels, Tales, Journeys by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics
Pushkin's masterpieces in prose, in sparkling new translations by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky. The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic narratives of love, obsession and betrayal to lively comi ...Show more
Novels, Tales, Journeys by Alexander Pushkin; John Bayley (Introduction by); Richard Pevear (Translator); Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
Category: Classics
The archetypal Romantic, killed in a duel in 1837 at the age of 37, Alexander Pushkin was effectively the founder of modern Russian literature. Though famous as a poet, he was equally at home in prose, and this volume includes all his short fiction, as well as unfinished sketches and fragments. Here of ...Show more
Novels, Tales, Journeys by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics
Puskin's masterpieces in prose, in sparkling new translations by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky. The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic narratives of love, obsession and betrayal to lively comic ...Show more
Ruslan and Lyudmila by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics
In order to rescue his beloved Lyudmila, who has been abducted by the evil wizard Chernomor, the warrior Ruslan faces an epic and perilous quest, encoutering a multitude of fantastic and terrifying characters along the way. The basis for Glinka's famous opera of the same name, Ruslan and Lyudmila - Push ...Show more
Selected Poetry - Alexander Pushkin by Alexander Pushkin; Antony Wood (Translator)
Category: Gift
Pushkin's Selected Poetry is the most famous poem in Russian literature after his Eugene Onegin, and notoriously difficult to translate. This new translation, described by Robert Chandler as 'truly wonderful', is accompanied here by Pushkin's greatest shorter verses. They range from lyric poetry to narr ...Show more
The Captain's Daughter - Essential Stories by Alexander Pushkin; Anthony Briggs (Translator)
Category: Classics | Series: Pushkin Collection
A dazzling new collection of Pushkin's most fiction, in definitive translations by the acclaimed Anthony Briggs.
The Captain's Daughter and a History of Pugachov by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics
The inexperienced and impetuous young nobleman Pyotr Grinyev is sent on military service in a remote fortress, where he falls in love with Masha, Captain Mironov's daughter - but then the ruthless Cossack Pugachev lays siege to the stronghold, setting in motion a tragic train of events. This volume a ...Show more
The Collected Stories by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library
"The new expanded Everyman edition of Pushkin's prose fiction contains all his mature work. In addition to 'The Captain's Daughter' and 'The Tales of Belkin', the volume now includes many more short pieces and 'The History of Pugachev', a vivid account of an eighteenth-century Russian rebellion. Pushkin ...Show more
The Queen Of Spades by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics | Series: Little Clothbound Classics
Introducing Little Clothbound Penguin Classics - irresistible, mini editions of short works by the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith A countess with a card trick; love letters filled with deception; a desperate man with a pistol.'The Queen of Spades', one of ...Show more
The Queen of Spades : Little Black Classic by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics 110
'Hermann waited for the appointed hour like a tiger trembling for its prey.' One of Pushkin's most popular and chilling stories, 'The Queen of Spades' tells of a young man who develops a dangerous obsession in pursuit of the wealth he craves. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classic ...Show more
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics
This collection of Pushkin's shorter fiction begins with The Queen of Spades, perhaps the most celebrated short story in Russian literature. The young Hermann, while watching some friends gambling, hears a rumour of how an officer's grandmother is always able to predict the three winning cards in a game ...Show more
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics
The "Queen of Spades and Other Stories" is a collection of short fiction showcasing Alexander Pushkin's application of Romantic sensibilities to uncompromising studies of human frailty. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction by Rosemary Edwards. "The Queen of Spades", one of ...Show more