The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 62
... frightened people beyond measure by his rapturousness , by his sardonic laughter , and by his extravagant imagination which makes the blood run cold . Gogol always seems to be standing behind his readers and characters , scrutinizing ...
... frightened people beyond measure by his rapturousness , by his sardonic laughter , and by his extravagant imagination which makes the blood run cold . Gogol always seems to be standing behind his readers and characters , scrutinizing ...
Page 64
... Frightened ? Clothe him at once . In gabardine ! And what are you sitting here for , twirling your moustache ? Just look at your boots ! Take them off at once and give them to this man . You have to be told everything , never have a ...
... Frightened ? Clothe him at once . In gabardine ! And what are you sitting here for , twirling your moustache ? Just look at your boots ! Take them off at once and give them to this man . You have to be told everything , never have a ...
Page 200
Konstantin Paustovsky. the manager , the porter and several half - dressed , frightened hotel guests . A strange man with an eastern cast of face , standing in his under - pants , was feeling my pulse . There was a smell of ammonia ...
Konstantin Paustovsky. the manager , the porter and several half - dressed , frightened hotel guests . A strange man with an eastern cast of face , standing in his under - pants , was feeling my pulse . There was a smell of ammonia ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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