ALEXANDER PUSHKIN was born in Moscow in 1799, and died in 1837, challenging a troublesome admirer of his wife to a duel.RONALD WILKS has translated many Russian works for Penguin, including Chekhov's MY APPRENTICESHIP, THE KISS AND OTHER STORIES, and THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES (available in Penguin Classics).JOHN BAYLEY is Warton Professor of English Literature, Oxford University. He has written many books, and has also introduced Pushkin's EUGENE ONEGIN for Penguin Classics.

• Tales of Belkin and Other Prose WritingsIntroduction by John BayleyFurther ReadingTranslator's NoteThe Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich BelkinFrom the EditorThe ShotThe BlizzardThe UndertakerThe PostmasterThe Squire's DaughterThe History of the Village of GoryukhinoRoslavlevKirdzhali: A TaleEgyptian NightsA Journey to Arzrum at the Time of the 1829 CampaignNotes

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ALEXANDER PUSHKIN was born in Moscow in 1799, and died in 1837, challenging a troublesome admirer of his wife to a duel.RONALD WILKS has translated many Russian works for Penguin, including Chekhov's MY APPRENTICESHIP, THE KISS AND OTHER STORIES, and THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES (available in Penguin Classics).JOHN BAYLEY is Warton Professor of English Literature, Oxford University. He has written many books, and has also introduced Pushkin's EUGENE ONEGIN for Penguin Classics.

• Tales of Belkin and Other Prose WritingsIntroduction by John BayleyFurther ReadingTranslator's NoteThe Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich BelkinFrom the EditorThe ShotThe BlizzardThe UndertakerThe PostmasterThe Squire's DaughterThe History of the Village of GoryukhinoRoslavlevKirdzhali: A TaleEgyptian NightsA Journey to Arzrum at the Time of the 1829 CampaignNotes

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ALEXANDER PUSHKIN was born in Moscow in 1799, and died in 1837, challenging a troublesome admirer of his wife to a duel.RONALD WILKS has translated many Russian works for Penguin, including Chekhov's MY APPRENTICESHIP, THE KISS AND OTHER STORIES, and THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES (available in Penguin Classics).JOHN BAYLEY is Warton Professor of English Literature, Oxford University. He has written many books, and has also introduced Pushkin's EUGENE ONEGIN for Penguin Classics.

• Tales of Belkin and Other Prose WritingsIntroduction by John BayleyFurther ReadingTranslator's NoteThe Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich BelkinFrom the EditorThe ShotThe BlizzardThe UndertakerThe PostmasterThe Squire's DaughterThe History of the Village of GoryukhinoRoslavlevKirdzhali: A TaleEgyptian NightsA Journey to Arzrum at the Time of the 1829 CampaignNotes

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