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One Autumn Night

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by Maxim Gorky ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov was born on 28th March 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.Better known as Maxim Gorky he was orphaned at 11 and ran away from home at 12. At 19 he had already attempted suicide and thereafter travelled, by foot, across the Russian Empire for 5 years.His first book ‘Essays & Stories’ in 1898 was a sensation and so began a long career as an author of short stories, novels and ... Read more

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov was born on 28th March 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.Better known as Maxim Gorky he was orphaned at 11 and ran away from home at 12. At 19 he had already attempted suicide and thereafter travelled, by foot, across the Russian Empire for 5 years.His first book ‘Essays & Stories’ in 1898 was a sensation and so began a long career as an author of short stories, novels and
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Childhood

With a New Critical Introduction

by Gorky ...

The book begins with a corpse on a floor, described by a small boy who does not yet know what he is looking at. His father lies dressed in white, copper coins on his eyes. His mother kneels in a red skirt, combing back the dead man's hair "with the black comb I had used as a saw to cut through the rind of watermelons".The comb tells you what kind of writer this is. A boy of four does not register ... Read more

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The book begins with a corpse on a floor, described by a small boy who does not yet know what he is looking at. His father lies dressed in white, copper coins on his eyes. His mother kneels in a red skirt, combing back the dead man's hair "with the black comb I had used as a saw to cut through the rind of watermelons".The comb tells you what kind of writer this is. A boy of four does not register
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Reminiscences of Leo Nicolayevitch Tolstoi

by Maksim Gorky ...

In the book, Gorky vividly recalls his conversations with Tolstoy, reflecting on Tolstoy’s thoughts on religion, morality, and the social issues of the time. Tolstoy's passionate advocacy for nonviolence, simplicity in living, and spiritual awakening profoundly impressed Gorky, yet he also observed Tolstoy’s inner struggles, particularly his tensions with his aristocratic background and his own ... Read more

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In the book, Gorky vividly recalls his conversations with Tolstoy, reflecting on Tolstoy’s thoughts on religion, morality, and the social issues of the time. Tolstoy's passionate advocacy for nonviolence, simplicity in living, and spiritual awakening profoundly impressed Gorky, yet he also observed Tolstoy’s inner struggles, particularly his tensions with his aristocratic background and his own
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My Childhood

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Narrated by Nicholas Boulton ...

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Published in 1913, My Childhood is the first in an autobiographical trilogy by the Russian writer and five-time Nobel Prize-nominee Maxim Gorky. Painfully moving in places, the book tells of the experiences of a young boy who goes to live with his grandparents following the death of his father. Gorky’s depiction of 19th-century Russia through the eyes of his younger self is remarkable. As he ... Read more

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Published in 1913, My Childhood is the first in an autobiographical trilogy by the Russian writer and five-time Nobel Prize-nominee Maxim Gorky. Painfully moving in places, the book tells of the experiences of a young boy who goes to live with his grandparents following the death of his father. Gorky’s depiction of 19th-century Russia through the eyes of his younger self is remarkable. As he
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One autumn night

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868 – 1936), primarily known as Maxim Gorky was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method, and a political activist. He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Prior to his renown as an author, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing ... Read more

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868 – 1936), primarily known as Maxim Gorky was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method, and a political activist. He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Prior to his renown as an author, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing
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The Mother

by Maxim Gorky ...

Translated by Hugh Aplin ...

A book of the utmost importance"", in the words of Lenin, and a landmark in Russian literature, The Mother - here presented in a brilliant new version by Hugh Aplin, the first English translation in almost a century - will enchant modern readers both for its historical significance and its intrinsic value as a work of art. Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova - ... Read more

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A book of the utmost importance"", in the words of Lenin, and a landmark in Russian literature, The Mother - here presented in a brilliant new version by Hugh Aplin, the first English translation in almost a century - will enchant modern readers both for its historical significance and its intrinsic value as a work of art. Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova -
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The Collected Works of Maxim Gorky

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by Maxim Gorky ...

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This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • One Autumn Night • Her Lovers • Mother • Twenty-six and One and Other Stories • Creatures That Once Were Men • The Man Who Was Afraid • Reminiscences • The Shield • Creatures That Once Were Men • Maxim GorkiHans Ostwald • Po Rusi • Twenty-Six and One • ... Read more

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This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • One Autumn Night • Her Lovers • Mother • Twenty-six and One and Other Stories • Creatures That Once Were Men • The Man Who Was Afraid • Reminiscences • The Shield • Creatures That Once Were Men • Maxim GorkiHans Ostwald • Po Rusi • Twenty-Six and One •
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Mother

A Factory Woman Joins Her Son's Revolution

by Maxim Gorky ...

Series series Salon & Steppe
Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by Ivan Shishkin, Ilya Repin and Eduard Hildebrandt. A factory woman in a Russian mill town watches her son become a revolutionary and, after he is taken, takes up the work herself. Gorky wrote it in America in 1906 while raising money for the movement; Lenin called it a very timely book, and it became the model for a whole official literature that ... Read more

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Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by Ivan Shishkin, Ilya Repin and Eduard Hildebrandt. A factory woman in a Russian mill town watches her son become a revolutionary and, after he is taken, takes up the work herself. Gorky wrote it in America in 1906 while raising money for the movement; Lenin called it a very timely book, and it became the model for a whole official literature that
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7 best short stories - Autumn

by Maxim Gorky, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Louisa May Alcott, E.T.A. Hoffmann, August Nemo ...

Series Book 55 - 7 best short stories - specials
The air cools down and the days begin to shorten; the leaves changing color put us in contact with the passing of time in a visible way. The autumn has served as inspiration for several writers that you confer in this volume, through great seven short stories. This book contains: - One Autumn Night by Maxim Gorky. - The purloined Letter - Edgar Allan Poe. - Domestic Peace by Honore de Balzac. - A ... Read more

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The air cools down and the days begin to shorten; the leaves changing color put us in contact with the passing of time in a visible way. The autumn has served as inspiration for several writers that you confer in this volume, through great seven short stories. This book contains: - One Autumn Night by Maxim Gorky. - The purloined Letter - Edgar Allan Poe. - Domestic Peace by Honore de Balzac. - A
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The Man Who Was Afraid

by Maxim Gorky ...

First published in 1899, "The Man Who Was Afraid" is a classic novel by the popular and influential Russian author Maxim Gorky.Gorky was the founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote stories, plays, memoirs and novels which touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to write ... Read more

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First published in 1899, "The Man Who Was Afraid" is a classic novel by the popular and influential Russian author Maxim Gorky.Gorky was the founder of the socialist realism literary method and arguably the greatest Russian literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote stories, plays, memoirs and novels which touched the imagination of the Russian people, and was the first Russian author to write
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Foma Gordyeff

The Man Who Was Afraid

by Maxim Gorky ...

Translated by Herman Bernstein ...

Russian writer Maxim Gorky rocketed into the upper pantheon of his country's literary culture with Foma Hordyeff, one of his first full-length novels. The young protagonist Foma Gordyeff has been born into privilege, but he's not sure whether he wants to pursue the lifestyle of his father, a successful merchant. ... Read more

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Russian writer Maxim Gorky rocketed into the upper pantheon of his country's literary culture with Foma Hordyeff, one of his first full-length novels. The young protagonist Foma Gordyeff has been born into privilege, but he's not sure whether he wants to pursue the lifestyle of his father, a successful merchant.
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7 best short stories by Maxim Gorky

by Maxim Gorky, August Nemo ...

Series Book 35 - 7 best short stories
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, better known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian author considered the father of Soviet revolutionary literature and founder of the doctrine of socialist realism. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the Russian empire, frequently changing jobs for about fifteen years before he became a successful writer. The experiences he had during those fifteen years deeply ... Read more

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, better known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian author considered the father of Soviet revolutionary literature and founder of the doctrine of socialist realism. After having a difficult childhood, he roamed across the Russian empire, frequently changing jobs for about fifteen years before he became a successful writer. The experiences he had during those fifteen years deeply
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