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Short Fiction

By Aleksandr Kuprin.

Translated by S. Koteliansky, J. M. Murry, Stephen Graham, Rosa Savory Graham, Leo Pasvolsky, Douglas Ashby, The Living Age, B. Guilbert Guerney, Alexander Gagarine, and Malcolm W. Davis.

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint Foreword Short Fiction The River of Life I II III IV Captain Ribnikov I II III IV V VI VII The Outrage The Witch I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV A Slav Soul The Song and the Dance Easter Day The Idiot The Picture I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI Hamlet I II III IV V VI VII VIII Mechanical Justice The Last Word The White Poodle I II III IV V VI The Elephant I II III IV V VI Dogs’ Happiness A Clump of Lilacs Tempting Providence Cain The Bracelet of Garnets I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII The Horse-Thieves I II III IV V Anathema The Laestrygonians I: Silence II: The Mackerel III: Poaching IV: White Sturgeon V: The Lord’s Fish VI: Bora VII: The Divers I II III IV V VI VII The Park of Kings An Evening Guest A Legend Demir-Kayá The Garden of the Holy Virgin Sasha I II III IV V VI VII VIII A Sentimental Romance The Army Ensign Prologue I Autumn Flowers Emerald I II III IV V VI Happiness How I Became an Actor I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII “Allez!” Black Fog The Murderer Measles I II III IV The Jewess Le Coq d’Or Sulamith I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII The Piebald Horses The Little Red Christmas Tree Monte Carlo Roach Hole The Disciple I II III IV The Old City of Marseilles I II Endnotes Colophon Uncopyright Imprint

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This edition of Alexsandr Kuprin’s Short Fiction was produced from various translations. “The River of Life,” “Captain Ribnikov,” “The Outrage,” and “The Witch” were translated by S. Koteliansky and J. M. Murry and originally published in 1916. “A Slav Soul,” “The Song and the Dance,” “Easter Day,” “The Idiot,” “The Picture,” “Hamlet,” “Mechanical Justice,” “The Last Word,” “The White Poodle,” “The Elephant,” “Dogs’ Happiness,” “A Clump of Lilacs,” “Tempting Providence,” and “Cain” were translated by Stephen Graham and Rosa Savory Graham and also originally published in 1916. “The Bracelet of Garnets,” “The Horse-Thieves,” “Anathema,” “The Laestrygonians,” “The Park of Kings,” “An Evening Guest,” “A Legend,” “Demir-Kayá,” and “The Garden of the Holy Virgin” were translated by Leo Pasvolsky and originally published in 1919. “Sasha,” “A Sentimental Romance,” “The Army Ensign,” “Autumn Flowers,” “Emerald,” “Happiness,” “How I Became an Actor,” “Allez!,” “Black Fog,” “The Murderer,” “Measles,” and “The Jewess” were translated by Douglas Ashby and originally published in 1920. “Le Coq d’Or” was translated by The Living Age and originally published in 1922. “Sulamith” was translated by B. Guilbert Guerney and originally published in 1923. “The Piebald Horses” was translated by Alexander Gagarine and also originally published in 1923. “The Little Red Christmas Tree” was translated by Malcolm W. Davis and also originally published in 1923. “Monte Carlo,” “Roach Hole,” “The Disciple,” and “The Old City of Marseilles” were translated by B. Guilbert Guerney and originally published in 1925.

Robin Whittleton

Malmö, Sweden, October 2021

Short Fiction The River of Life I

The landlady’s room in the “Serbia.” Yellow wallpaper; two windows with dirty muslin curtains; between them an oval squinting mirror, stuck at an angle of forty-five degrees, reflects a

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