I am very glad that "The Story of the Seven Who Were Hanged" will be read in English. The misfortune of us all is that we know so little, even nothing, about one another—neither about the soul, nor the life, the sufferings, the habits, the inclinations, the aspirations of one another. Literature, which I have the honor to serve, is dear to me just because the noblest task it sets before itself is that of wiping out boundaries and distances.

Product Description: Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871 – September 12, 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. He is one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the Silver Age period in Russian history. Andreyev's style combines elements of realist, naturalist and symbolist schools in literature...read more

Product Description: "The Sorrows of Belgium" from Leonid Andreyev. Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer (1871 – 1919).

Product Description: "Anathema" from Leonid Andreyev. Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer (1871 – 1919).

Product Description: Leonid Andreyev was born in Orel, the capital of the Russian province of the same name, on August 21, 1871. He was ten years younger than his future patron and friend Maxim Gorki. He died on September 12, 1919, in Finland, an exile from his beloved chaos-ridden fatherland...read more

Product Description: His name was Yura. He was six years old, and the world was to him enormous, alive and bewitchingly mysterious. He knew the sky quite well. He knew its deep azure by day, and the white-breasted, half silvery, half golden clouds slowly floating by...read more

Product Description: For the last twenty years Leonid Andreyev and Maxim Gorky have by turns occupied the centre of the stage of Russian literature. Prophetic vision is no longer required for an estimate of their permanent contribution to the intellectual and literary development of Russia...read more

Product Description: Les Sept Pendus trace les derniers jours de la vie de cinq terroristes qui planifiaient un assassinat, d’un paysan et d’un bandit. Ces personnages attendent le jour de leur exécution par pendaison. En prison, chaque prisonnier lutte avec son destin de sa propre façon...

Product Description: New 6x9 inch paperback edition. Emily Dorothy Scarborough compiled these stories and her introduction is titled The Imperishable Ghost. The famous modern short stories in the book are: The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood; The Shadows on the Wall, by Mary E...read more

Product Description: You're in for a treat! Attention ghost story and Edgar Allan Poe’s fans! Our aim was to prepare a perfectly-formatted collection of “Famous Modern Ghost Stories” at a fantastic price. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work! This creepy collection comes with the following great features: • The complete original text of 20 works; • BONUS - Free audiobook access to books in the collection • BONUS - Poe's Influence - Film and Television Adaptations, Poe in Music, Literature and Comics! • BONUS - Most Famous Quotes from Edgar Allan Poe! The following stories are included in this wonderful collection: • The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe • The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe • Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe • The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe • The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe • The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe • The Willows by Algernon Blackwood • The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E...read more

Product Description: His name was Yura. He was six years old, and the world was to him enormous, alive and bewitchingly mysterious. He knew the sky quite well. He knew its deep azure by day, and the white-breasted, half silvery, half golden clouds slowly floating by...read more

Product Description: Contents include: Maxim Gorky, Russia And The Jews; Leonid Andreyev, The First Step; Vladimir Korolenko, Mr. Jackson's Opinion On The Jewish Question; Paul Milyukov, The Jewish Question In Russia; M. Bernatzky, The Jews And Russian Economic Life; Prince Paul Dolgorukov, The War And The Status Of The Jew; Maxim Kovalevsky, Jewish Rights And Their Enemies; Dmitry Merezhkovsky, The Jewish Question As A Russian Question; Vyacheslav Ivanov, Concerning The Ideology Of The Jewish Question; Maxim Gorky, The Little Boy, A Story; Fyodor Sologub, The Fatherland For All; Vladimir Solovyov, On Nationalism; Count Ivan Tolstoy, Concerning The Legal Status Of The Jews; Leonid Andreyev, The Wounded Soldier, A Story; Catherine Kuskova, How To Help? ; S...read more

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

Product Description: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

Product Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience...read more

Product Description: One of the most pessimistic Russian writers, Andreyev (1871 1919), describes in his novel (inspired by an actual event), The seven who were hanged, the last night in the life of seven peopled condemned to death. They are two criminals and five terrorists found guilty of an aborted attempt against the life of an important bureaucrat...read more