This long awaited collection brings together in one volume the definitive essays on Anton Chekhov by renowned Chekhov scholar Robert Louis Jackson, including work that has never appeared in English as well as brand new essays published here for the first time. The volume offers a series of “slow” readings that yield insight after exquisite insight. They also model fruitful ways of discerning the rich complexity of Chekhov’s deceptively simple work. The volume’s introduction by Robin Feuer ...

Of the thirty volumes in the authoritative Academy edition of Chekhov's collected works, fully twelve are devoted to the writer's letters. This is the first book in English or Russian addressing this substantial—though until now neglected—epistolary corpus. The majority of the essays gathered here represent new contributions by the world's major Chekhov scholars, written especially for this volume, or classics of Russian criticism appearing in English for the first time. The introduction a...

'That sense of the meaninglessness of existence that runs through much of twentieth-century writing - from Conrad and Kafka, to Beckett and beyond - starts in Dostoyevsky's work' Malcolm BradburyAlienated from society and paralysed by a sense of his own insignificance, the anonymous narrator of Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground tells the story of his tortured life. With bitter irony, he describes his refusal to become a worker in the 'anthill' and his gradual withdrawal...

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der weihnachtlichen Spannung mit der Sammlung "Mysteriöse Fälle zu Weihnachten". Dieses Meisterwerk vereint Geschichten von einigen der bekanntesten Autoren der Literaturgeschichte und bietet ein einzigartiges Lesevergnügen für die festliche Jahreszeit. Erleben Sie Arthur Conan Doyles "Der blaue Karfunkel", in dem Sherlock Holmes den Diebstahl eines kostbaren Edelsteins zur Weihnachtszeit aufklärt, oder "Holmes' erstes Abenteuer", das einen Einblic...

This meticulously edited collection of Christmas mysteries is bound to keep your entertained throughout the Holiday season: Murder & Crime Mysteries: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Flying Stars (G. K. Chesterton) Percival Bland's Proxy (R. Austin Freeman) A Christmas Capture (Fred M. White) McAllister's Christmas (Arthur Cheney Train) The Mystery of Room Five (Fred M White) A Policeman's Business (Edgar Wallace) Stuffing (Edgar Wallace) Mr Wray's Cash Box or, ...

'Murder Mysteries for the Holiday Season' is a compelling anthology that traverses the chilling expanse of detective fiction and gothic tales, culminating in a vibrant mosaic of stylistic diversity and narrative complexity. The collection transitions seamlessly from the fog-laden streets of Victorian London to the eerie calm of the English countryside, showcasing a spectrum that includes tightly plotted whodunits and macabre, psychological studies. The anthology encapsulates seminal works ...

Diese Ausgabe bietet eine sorgfältig zusammengestellte Sammlung der spannendsten Weihnachtskrimis und packenden Erzählungen, die sich um die geheimnisvolle Atmosphäre der Weihnachtszeit drehen. Sie finden darin sowohl klassische Kriminalfälle als auch mysteriöse Begebenheiten mit übernatürlichen Elementen, die für die Weihnachtszeit wie geschaffen sind. Lassen Sie sich von diesen außergewöhnlichen Geschichten fesseln und auf eine spannende Reise durch die geheimnisvolle und oft düstere Sei...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Murder for Christmas Eve is a compelling anthology that offers a multifaceted exploration of mystery and suspense intertwined with the timeless charm of Christmas. This collection weaves together tales from a diverse array of literary styles, from the quintessential detective thrillers to gothic and supernatural narratives, all echoing the motifs of intrigue and enigma under the festive veil of a Christmas eve setting. The anthology takes the reader on a journey through stories that expert...

Verbringen Sie die festliche Jahreszeit mit einer außergewöhnlichen Sammlung der besten Weihnachtskrimis, übernatürlichen Thriller und okkulten Geschichten – meisterhaft geschrieben von den wahren Meistern ihres Fachs. Tauchen Sie ein in die dunklen Geheimnisse des Weihnachtsabends und erleben Sie die besondere, mitunter spannungsgeladene Atmosphäre der Feiertage. Diese Sammlung enthält: Der blaue Karfunkel (Arthur Conan Doyle) Holmes' erstes Abenteuer (Arthur Conan Doyle) Ein aufregender ...

This meticulously edited collection of Christmas mysteries is bound to keep your entertained throughout the Holiday season: Murder & Crime Mysteries: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Flying Stars (G. K. Chesterton) Percival Bland's Proxy (R. Austin Freeman) A Christmas Capture (Fred M. White) McAllister's Christmas (Arthur Cheney Train) The Mystery of Room Five (Fred M White) A Policeman's Business (Edgar Wallace) Stuffing (Edgar Wallace) Mr Wray's Cash Box or, ...

A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter, contributors discuss technological changes in the context of studies and techniques that remain unchallenged, resulting in a truly comprehensive manual of the world of political communi...