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The Steel Flea

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The Steel Flea by Nikolai S. Leskov is a classic example of 19th-century Russian literature and a humorous, satirical short story that celebrates Russian craftsmanship, ingenuity, and national pride. The story is part of Leskov's "skaz" style, where the narrator tells the story in a colloquial and engaging manner.The plot begins with Tsar Alexander I of Russia traveling through Europe, where he ... Read more

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The Steel Flea by Nikolai S. Leskov is a classic example of 19th-century Russian literature and a humorous, satirical short story that celebrates Russian craftsmanship, ingenuity, and national pride. The story is part of Leskov's "skaz" style, where the narrator tells the story in a colloquial and engaging manner.The plot begins with Tsar Alexander I of Russia traveling through Europe, where he
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The Steel Flea

A Clockmaker's Tale of Ambition and Absurdity in 19th Century Russia

by N. S. Leskov ...

Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood ...

N. S. Leskov's "The Steel Flea" is a masterful exploration of the intersection between technological innovation and human folly, cleverly woven into a tapestry of Russian folklore and satire. The novella, written in a richly colloquial style, captures the voice of the common people while employing fantastical elements to critique societal norms and the relentless march of progress. Set against the ... Read more

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N. S. Leskov's "The Steel Flea" is a masterful exploration of the intersection between technological innovation and human folly, cleverly woven into a tapestry of Russian folklore and satire. The novella, written in a richly colloquial style, captures the voice of the common people while employing fantastical elements to critique societal norms and the relentless march of progress. Set against the
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Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Katerina is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. ... Read more

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Katerina is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
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The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District and Other Stories

by Nikolai Leskov, Nicholas Boulton ...

Narrated by Nicholas Boulton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

Praised by Chekhov as his favourite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov’s storytelling, simple in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity. ... Read more

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Praised by Chekhov as his favourite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov’s storytelling, simple in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity.
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Night Owls

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Translated by Hugh McLean ...

Series series Penguin Archive
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books'I decided that my trip had evidently been in vain, since nothing of interest could possibly occur on this visit. I was mistaken.'Condemned to sleeplessness by the chatter permeating his guesthouse room, a forlorn traveller turns his ear to the riotous tale spun by the garrulous, meddlesome, inane and utterly unprincipled Márya Martýnovna next ... Read more

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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books'I decided that my trip had evidently been in vain, since nothing of interest could possibly occur on this visit. I was mistaken.'Condemned to sleeplessness by the chatter permeating his guesthouse room, a forlorn traveller turns his ear to the riotous tale spun by the garrulous, meddlesome, inane and utterly unprincipled Márya Martýnovna next
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Peacock

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Narrated by Gerry Seymour ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

A strange and tragic story by one of the best Russian storytellers - a beautifully and powerfully written drama of misguided people brought together at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and for all the wrong reasons. ... Read more

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A strange and tragic story by one of the best Russian storytellers - a beautifully and powerfully written drama of misguided people brought together at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and for all the wrong reasons.
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Everyday Magic

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Narrated by Brian Rideout ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

From Egypt to a Russian village to the mountains of Eastern Europe and back - one of the old-fashioned gentlemen of Russian Literature Nikolai Leskov takes his readers on a journey of spirit, mind, and imagination.This collection includes the following works:AlexandriteHermit Gerasim's LionSpirit of Madam GenlisBeautiful AzaLevshaWhite EagleThe Mountai... ... Read more

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From Egypt to a Russian village to the mountains of Eastern Europe and back - one of the old-fashioned gentlemen of Russian Literature Nikolai Leskov takes his readers on a journey of spirit, mind, and imagination.This collection includes the following works:AlexandriteHermit Gerasim's LionSpirit of Madam GenlisBeautiful AzaLevshaWhite EagleThe Mountai...
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The Sealed Angel

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Translated by Beatrix L. Tollemache ...

"The Sealed Angel" is a story written by Nikolai Leskov, in 1872 and translated by Beatrix L. Tollemache. The story revolves around a group of Old Believers whose revered icon of an angel is confiscated by officials and sealed with wax. ... Read more

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"The Sealed Angel" is a story written by Nikolai Leskov, in 1872 and translated by Beatrix L. Tollemache. The story revolves around a group of Old Believers whose revered icon of an angel is confiscated by officials and sealed with wax.
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Mysterious Incident at the Mental Institution, A

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Narrated by Fred Wolinsky ...

Series Audiobook 13 - Moonlit Tales of the Macabre - Small Bites
Unabridged

30 min

A spooky, chilling tale from Nikolai Leskov, based on a true incident. ... Read more

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A spooky, chilling tale from Nikolai Leskov, based on a true incident.
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Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 12

by William Shakespeare, Nikolai Leskov ...

Narrated by Josh Verbae ...

Series series Fairy Tales for Adults
Unabridged

46 min

There plenty of spooky action in this volume of tales. Ghosts, apparitions, entire armies of fairies and fairy queens.The volume opens with Shakespeare's timeless classic 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and continues to get more frightening with haunted castles in Leskov's 'The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle'. ... Read more

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There plenty of spooky action in this volume of tales. Ghosts, apparitions, entire armies of fairies and fairy queens.The volume opens with Shakespeare's timeless classic 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and continues to get more frightening with haunted castles in Leskov's 'The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle'.
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ghost of the engineering castle, The

by Nikolai Leskov ...

Narrated by Fred Wolinsky ...

Series Audiobook 15 - Moonlit Tales of the Macabre - Small Bites
Unabridged

33 min

The Engineering Castle is a real building that still exists. It remains one of the most sought-after landmarks in St. Petersburg, and it is steeped in legend, ghost stories, and lore every bit as much as Nikolai Leskov makes it sound. ... Read more

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The Engineering Castle is a real building that still exists. It remains one of the most sought-after landmarks in St. Petersburg, and it is steeped in legend, ghost stories, and lore every bit as much as Nikolai Leskov makes it sound.
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50 Feminist Classics in One Volume

by Louisa May Alcott, Kate Chopin, Fanny Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rebecca Harding Davis, Henry James, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Henrik Ibsen, Grant Allen, Ethel Sybil Turner, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett, H. G. Wells, Gene Stratton-Porter, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Theodore Dreiser, Ada Cambridge, Mary Johnston, Marietta Holley, Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Virginia Woolf, Christopher Morley, Zona Gale, Elizabeth von Arnim, Edna Ferber, Rebecca Deming Moore, D. H. Lawrence, Margaret Oliphant, Sinclair Lewis, Margaret Deland, Nikolai Leskov ...

Translated by Alfred Edward Chamot ...

The '50 Feminist Classics in One Volume' gathers groundbreaking literary works that have shaped and challenged the discourse of gender equality and societal roles through piercing narrative artistry. Spanning over two centuries, this anthology integrates a rich variety of prose, from the reflective Austenian social critique to Woolf's stream of consciousness and the stark realism of Hardy and ... Read more

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The '50 Feminist Classics in One Volume' gathers groundbreaking literary works that have shaped and challenged the discourse of gender equality and societal roles through piercing narrative artistry. Spanning over two centuries, this anthology integrates a rich variety of prose, from the reflective Austenian social critique to Woolf's stream of consciousness and the stark realism of Hardy and
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