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  • Creatures That Once Were Men

    Maxim Gorky

    Hardcover (Forgotten Books, March 9, 2018)
    Excerpt from Creatures That Once Were MenIn the interior of the dosshouse was a long, wide and grimy board, measuring some 28 by 70 feet. The room was lighted on one side by four small square windows, and on the other by a wide door. The unpainted brick walls were black with smoke, and the ceiling, which was built of timber, was almost black. In the middle stood a large stove, the furnace of which served as its foundation, and around this stove and along the walls were also long, wide boards, which served as beds for the lodgers. The walls smelt of smoke, the earthen floor of dampness, and the long wide board of rotting rags.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
  • Through Russia

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Jan. 28, 2016)
    Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (Russian 28 March 1868 – 18 June 1936), primarily known as Maxim (Maksim) Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist. Around fifteen years before success as a writer, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works were The Lower Depths (1902), Twenty-six Men and a Girl, The Song of the Stormy Petrel, The Mother, Summerfolk and Children of the Sun. He had an association with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later write his memoirs on both of them.Gorky was active with the emerging Marxist social-democratic movement. He publicly opposed the Tsarist regime, and for a time closely associated himself with Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov's Bolshevik wing of the party. For a significant part of his life, he was exiled from Russia and later the Soviet Union. In 1932, he returned to Russia on Joseph Stalin's personal invitation and died in June 1936.
  • Through Russia

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, June 17, 2004)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
  • Through Russia: A Book of Stories

    Maxim Gorky

    Hardcover (J. M. Dent & Son Ltd, March 15, 1967)
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  • Creatures That Once Were Men.

    Maxim Gorky

    Hardcover (Modern Library, Sept. 3, 1918)
    Brown leatherette with gold lettering. Illustrated end pages by Horace Brodzky. 249 pages. Boni & Liveright, Inc.
  • Orloff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, Sept. 18, 2017)
    Excerpt from Orloff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot BrigadeDull, heavy blows on some soft object resounded, sighs, piercing screams, the strained groaning of a man who is moving about a heavy weight.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
  • Through Russia: A Book of Stories

    Maxim GORKY

    Hardcover (Heron, March 15, 1967)
    Translated from the Russian by C. J. Hogarth. Introduction by A. B. McMillin. Original frontispiece by Jean-Pierre Chabrol. Original Illustrations by Lola Fielding. Red boards with gold decoration and lettering. Yellow satin page marker.
  • Mother

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 12, 2016)
    Alexei Maximovich Peshkov was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist. He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Around fifteen years before success as a writer, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works were The Lower Depths (1902), Twenty-six Men and a Girl, The Song of the Stormy Petrel, The Mother, Summerfolk and Children of the Sun. He had an association with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later write his memoirs on both of them.
  • The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, May 26, 2012)
    Yevsey Klimkov was four years old, his father was shot dead by the forester; and when he was seven years old, his mother died. She died suddenly in the field at harvest time. And so strange was this that Yevsey was not even frightened by the sight of her dead body. Uncle Piotr, a blacksmith, put his hand on the boys head, and said: What are we going to do now ? Yevsey took a sidelong glance at the corner where his mother lay upon a bench, and answered in a low voice: I dont know. The blacksmith wiped the sweat from his face with his shirtsleeve, and after a long silence gently shoved his nephew aside. You're going to live with me, he said. We'll send you to school, I suppose, so that you won't be in our way. Ah, you old man! From that day the boy was called Old Man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
  • Through Russia

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (Echo Library, Aug. 31, 2006)
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  • In the World

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (Fredonia Books (NL), Sept. 19, 2001)
    The second volume of Gorky's memoirs, first published in 1916. It was preceded by "Childhood" (1913) and followed by "My University Years" (1922). Gorky reached the apogee of his creative powers in his autobiographical trilogy, "Childhood," "In the World" and "My University Years," a magnificent panorama of Russian lower and lower middle-class life. In vignette after vignette from his own life, Gorky is at his best, as he deftly shifts the center of attention from himself to the situation and people he faces.
  • Creatures That Once Were Men: Creatures Were Men

    Maxim Gorky

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, July 24, 2012)
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