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Russian essays and stories

Baring, Maurice

"The essays and stories contained in this book are reprinted for the greater part from the 'Morning post.'"--Preface A journey in the north -- Down the Volga -- Sketches in central and south Russia: The religion of Russian peasants. A conversation with a landowner. The birth of the bell -- Conversations with Dimitri Nikolaievitch: English liberals in Russia. Byron -- Modern literature in Russia -- The Russian stage -- A Russian mystery play -- A dream in the Duma -- A Zemstvo report -- Anti-Semitism in Russia -- Prince Ourousov's memoirs -- Pogrom -- The antichrist -- "Dirge in marriage" -- The governor's niece -- A police officer -- The amorphists -- Sherlock Holmes in Russia.

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