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  • Audiobook

    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

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Ghost of the Engineers' Castle, The

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Narrated by Cathy Dobson ...

    Unabridged

    32 min

    Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (1831 - 1895) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. He was a favourite of Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others. Leskov is praised for his innovative techniques and his ability to create a vivid picture of contemporary Russian society.The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle is a ghost story in which his storytelling skills ... Read more

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    The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle

    Haunted Castle and Mysterious Disappearance of a Landowner

    by Ivan Turgenev, Nikolai Leskov ...
    Narrated by Max Bollinger ...
    Series series Timeless Classic

    Unabridged

    54 min

    Enter the world of mystery with this timeless audio book adaptation of Leskov's classic ghost story uncovering mysteries of haunted castle with reputation going back several centuries. Featuring ghost action and audio effects, it includes a story that takes you through events unfolding in St Petersburg in 1859 or 1860. This release also includes another story of mysterious disappearance. A 19th ... Read more

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  • The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

    Enriched edition. A Tale of Dark Passion and Deadly Consequences in Rural Russia

    by Nikolai Leskov, Vanessa Northam ...
    Translated by Alfred Edward Chamot ...
    Nikolai Leskov's "The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" is a masterfully crafted novella that delves into the turbulent psychological landscape of desire, power, and moral corruption. Set in rural Russia, the narrative follows the tragic fate of Katerina Izmailova, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who embarks on a passionate affair that spirals into treachery and murder. Leskov employs a ... Read more

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  • The Enchanted Wanderer

    and Other Stories

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ...
    Series series Vintage Classics
    Written over the course of Leskov’s career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of nineteenth-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.BONUS MATERIAL: ... Read more

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  • The Enchanted Wanderer

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Translated by Ian Dreiblatt ...
    Series series The Art of the Novella
    A new translation of the hilarious picaresque about a man with an indomitable spiritThe Enchanted Wanderer is a Russian Candide with a revolutionary edge, a picaresque that features a fast-talking monk named Ivan who is at war, it seems, with every level of society. Working as a carriage man for a Count, Ivan accidentally causes the death of a monk, which leads to his being ostracized by the local ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Archaeology of Medieval Novgorod in Context

    A Study of Centre/Periphery Relations

    Edited by Nikolaj Makarov, Evgenij Nosov ...
    Novgorod is one of the most intensively and continuously studied urban sites in northern Europe. The excellent preservation of organic and inorganic material in its anaerobic soils, including the structural remains of streets, properties and buildings, has made it possible to study entire quarters of the town as well as the activities of its inhabitants. With deposits up to 8 m deep in places and ... Read more

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  • The Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Dark Russian Novella of Provincial Passion, Crime, Patriarchy, and Psychological Realism

    by Nikolai Leskov, Keira Dovewick ...
    Translated by Alfred Edward Chamot ...
    Nikolai Leskov's The Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District is a compact, devastating novella of provincial passion, crime, and moral desolation. Recasting Shakespearean tragedy in the mercantile households of rural Russia, Leskov fuses melodramatic intensity with the sharp observational habits of realist prose. Its spare, ironic narration exposes the violence hidden beneath domestic order, while its ... Read more

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  • The Enchanted Wanderer

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    The Enchanted Wanderer by Nikolai Leskov is a compelling collection that showcases the author's mastery of storytelling, rich characterization, and deep engagement with Russian folklore and history. The title story, The Enchanted Wanderer, follows the life of Ivan Fyodorovich, a man shaped by fate and mystical experiences, whose journey embodies themes of destiny, faith, and resilience. Through a ... Read more

    $1.90 USD

  • Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

    Selected Stories of Nikolai Leskov

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Translated by Robert Chandler, Donald Rayfield, William Edgerton ...
    A new collection of the renowned Russian writer's best short work, including a masterful translation of the famous title story.Nikolai Leskov is the strangest of the great Russian writers of the nineteenth century. His work is closer to the oral traditions of narrative than that of his contemporaries, and served as the inspiration for Walter Benjamin's great essay "The Storyteller," in which ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Series Book 38 - Russian Literature Classics
    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

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $7.29 USD