'Strangely enough,I mistook it for a gentleman at first. Fortunately I had my spectacles with me so I could see it was really a nose.'With this pair of absurd,comic stories Gogol indulges his imagination and delights readers.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics,with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan,from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852). Gogol's works available in Penguin Classics are Dead Souls,Diary of a Madman,The Government Inspector & Selected Stories and The Night Before Christmas.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141397528Number of pages: 64Weight: 55 gDimensions: 162 x 111 x 6 mm
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