"A Slav Soul, and Other Stories" by A. I. Kuprin (translated by Stephen Graham, Rosa Savary Graham). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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А. И. Куприн. A Slav Soul, and Other Stories
A Slav Soul, and Other Stories
Table of Contents
A SLAV SOUL
I. A SLAV SOUL
II. THE SONG AND THE DANCE
III. EASTER DAY
IV. THE IDIOT
V. THE PICTURE
VI. HAMLET
VII. MECHANICAL JUSTICE
VIII. THE LAST WORD
IX. THE WHITE POODLE
X. THE ELEPHANT
XI. DOGS' HAPPINESS
XII. A CLUMP OF LILACS
XIII. ANATHEMA
XIV. TEMPTING PROVIDENCE
XV. CAIN
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A. I. Kuprin
Published by Good Press, 2022
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At last the teacher got to the most important item on his programme. We had laughed up till then, our turn was coming to weep. A little girl of twelve or thirteen came out, the daughter of a watchman, her face, by the way, not at all like his horse-like profile. She was the top girl in the school and she began her little song:
"The jumping little grasshopper sang the summer through,
