Includes both Nikolay Gogol's short fiction and famous drama. The stories gathered here range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. They include 'Diary of a Madman', 'Nevsky Prospect', and 'The Overcoat'.

Presents a collection of stories, including 'The Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin,' 'Roslavlev,' and 'Egyptian nights.' (view table of contents)

Product Description: These short works, ranging from Tolstoy's earliest tales to the brilliant title story, are rich in the insights and passion that characterize all of his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)