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World Classics eBook Series

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  • The Garnet Bracelet

    by Aleksandr Kuprin ...
    Translated by Anonymous ...
    Series series World Classics
    "The Garnet Bracelet" is a rather short novel by Alexander Kuprin, exploring the romantic, yet unrequited emotions of the protagonist towards the love of his life. Written at the beginning of the 20th century and praised by the great names in Russian literature, Kuprin's novel offers a valuable insight into the human soul. A beautiful and at the same time sad story, whose sorrowful tones are ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Very Russian Christmas

    The Greatest Russian Holiday Stories of All Time

    by Mikhail Zoshchenko, Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Lev Tolstoy, Vladimir Korolenko, Klaudia Lukashevich, Maxim Gorky, Teffi ...
    Series series Very Christmas
    A collection of short Christmas stories by some of Russia's greatest nineteenth and twentieth century authors—several appearing in English for the first time.Running the gamut from sweet and reverent to twisted and uproarious, this collection offers a holiday feast of Russian fiction. Dostoevsky brings stories of poverty and tragedy; Tolstoy inspires with his fable-like tales; Chekhov's ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Petersburg Tales

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant façade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assessor who one day finds that his nose has detached itself from his face and risen the ranks to become a state councillor (‘The Nose’), a painter and a lieutenant whose romantic pursuits meet with ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Government Inspector and Other Works

    by Nikolai Gogol, Keith Carabine, David Rampton ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series Wordsworth Classics
    Gogol’s works constitute one of Russian literature’s supreme achievements, yet the nature of their brilliant originality, comic genius, and complex workings is difficult to summarize precisely. The Government Inspector, a perennial favourite on stage and screen, is considered a national institution in Russia, and Gogol’s stories present us with one of the most marvellous worlds a writer has ever ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Nervous Breakdown

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Ronald Wilks ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know!' ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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  • The Snowstorm

    The Snowstorm: Bilingual Edition (English - Russian)

    by Aleksandr Pushkin ...
    Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot ... Read more

    $14.10 CAD

  • And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon

    Essential Stories

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by Oliver Ready ...
    Series Book 6 - Essential Stories
    Fresh, stylish new translations of Gogol's greatest short stories collected in a beautiful editionAdmired by writers from Nabokov to Bulgakov to George Saunders, Gogol is considered one of the more enigmatic of the Russian greats. He only wrote one novel, Dead Souls, and destroyed much of his later work, so his stories constitute his major output.In this collection, beautifully and skilfully ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Nose

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by Ian Dreiblatt ...
    Series series The Art of the Novella
    A masterpiece of satire and a key work of the Russian "fantastic" movement. One of the most celebrated tales in Russian literature.Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov awakens to discover that his nose is missing, leaving a smooth, flat patch of skin in its place. He finds and confronts his nose in the Kazan Cathedral, but from its clothing it is apparent that the nose has acquired a higher rank in the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Anton Chekhov - My Life & Other Short Stories (Volume 3)

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Series Book 3 - Short Stories Of Anton Chekhov
    The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try and many fail. A widespread favourite of scholars, critics and causal readers alike, Anton Chekhov is one of the most challenging and enjoyable authors to read. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Leo Tolstoy's 5 Greatest Novellas Annotated

    Tolstoy Short Works, #2

    by Andrew Barger ...
    Series Book 2 - Tolstoy Short Works
    After reading War & Peace, Fyodor Dostoevsky put the book down and said, "The fool hath said in heart there is no God." Yet, Tolstoy's shorter novels (i.e., novellas) are filled with all the war, adventure, comedy, religion, tragedy, and Russian tradition that inhabit the longer novels of the Russian bear of literature. Andrew Barger, editor of the best selling anthology, "Leo Tolstoy's 20 ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • My Dream

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    Leo Tolstoy's short story "My Dream" is the story of a fractured relationship between a father and his daughter. Tolstoy begins the work with the father vowing to never have a relationship with his daughter, who leaves the family home one year prior and who also ends up having a child in disgrace. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Lady with the Dog

    Bilingual Edition (English - Russian)

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot. ... Read more

    $6.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus