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Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
Chapter the first: in which an account is given of a certain worthy person, his mental games, and the ephemerality of being -- Chapter the second: in which an account is given of a certain rendezvous fraught with consequences -- Chapter the third: in...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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Chapter the first: in which an account is given of a certain worthy person, his mental games, and the ephemerality of being -- Chapter the second: in which an account is given of a certain rendezvous fraught with consequences -- Chapter the third: in which is described how Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov makes a fool of himself and his venture -- Chapter the fourth: in which the line of the narrative is broken -- Chapter the fifth: in which an account is given of the little fellow with the wart by his nose and of the sardine tin with horrible contents -- Chapter the sixth: in which are related the events of a gray little day -- Chapter the seventh: or, the events of a gray little day go on and on -- Chapter the eighth: and last -- Epilogue.
Publisher:
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Andrei Bely's Petersburg is considered one of the four greatest prose masterpieces of the 20th century. This new edition of the best-selling translation provides historical and literary context to the political, philosophical, and darkly comedic...
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Andrei Bely's Petersburg is considered one of the four greatest prose masterpieces of the 20th century. This new edition of the best-selling translation provides historical and literary context to the political, philosophical, and darkly comedic novel.
Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Translatorsâ Introduction -- A Note on Text and Translation -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Chapter the First: in which an account is given of a certain worthy...
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Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Translatorsâ Introduction -- A Note on Text and Translation -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Chapter the First: in which an account is given of a certain worthy person, his mental games, and the ephemerality of being -- Chapter the Second: in which an account is given of a certain rendezvous, fraught with consequences -- Chapter the Third: in which is described how Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov makes a fool of himself and his venture -- Chapter the Fourth: in which the line of the narrative is broken -- Chapter the Fifth: in which an account is given of the little fellow with the wart by his nose and of the sardine tin with horrible contents -- Chapter the Sixth: in which are related the events of a gray little day -- Chapter the Seventh: or, the events of a gray little day go on and on -- Chapter the Eighth: and last -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Back Cover
