Time For Tanechka

Author : N. A. Millington
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781784622091

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Time for Tanechka by N. A. Millington Pdf

There are two very special 'egg timers' in the world, both capable of transporting their handlers to any specific time they wish to visit… or that the timer wishes them to visit. Down-and-out suicidal loner Arthur Benjamin discovers one of these timers and unwittingly transports Tatiana Nicolaivna, a Grand Duchess of 1918 Imperial Russia confined to the Ipatiev House with her family, to his sanctuary by the sea in present-day South Africa. Both equally alarmed, confused and traumatised by the event, the two are shocked to learn that this is not the first time in history that this kind of occurrence has been encountered. On a mission to uncover the truth behind certain historical events, Arthur and Tatiana begin to experience the timer’s power as they discover what isn’t recorded in today’s history books. But they aren’t the only ones with a mysterious egg timer – the unscrupulous Winston Peabody, a master jewel thief from 1912, has stolen the other timer and won’t stop until Tatiana tells him where the most valuable of the Fabergé eggs is hidden… Through their experiences, Arthur regains his courage, humour and unselfishness while Tatiana gains the independence and freedom she could never have in her Imperial confinement. But the rules dictate that Tatiana must fulfil her destiny and return to the dreaded Ipatiev House. As the bond between them grows, Arthur realises that he cannot leave her to face that fate alone. Time for Tanechka is a thrilling journey through history, with the quiet power of the mysterious egg timers simmering in the background of Arthur and Tatiana’s adventure. Any fans of historical fiction will enjoy this gripping read.

Author : P. D. Ouspensky
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486843513

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Strange Life of Ivan Osokin by P. D. Ouspensky Pdf

"A brilliant fantasy." -- Manchester Guardian. What would you do if you could re-live your life? In his only novel, occultist P. D. Ouspensky expands upon his concept of eternal recurrence, telling of a man who travels back in time and attempts to correct the mistakes of his schooldays and early manhood, including his romantic misadventures. Set in Moscow and Paris, the story served as an inspiration for the movie Groundhog Day.

Author : Fyodor Sologub
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664591272

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The Old House, and Other Tales by Fyodor Sologub Pdf

The Old House and Other Tales are stories by Fyodor Sologub, a Russian writer and poet. His stories are dark prose and introduce some morbid, pessimistic elements characteristic of European fin de siècle literature. Nevertheless, a reader is captivated by suspended storylines and the fascinating adventures of the characters.

Author : Various
Publisher : Red Room Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Black Book of the Werewolf (Illustrated) by Various Pdf

This massive, illustrated collection of 32 gruesome werewolf, shapeshifting, and demonic possession themed short stories and novellas represent some of the best of the 19th and early 20th century, when the werewolf was at its full height of terror. The werewolf's bestial ferocity, superhuman strength, sadistic cruelty, and ravenous hunger make him (or her) the very epitome of supernatural terror in fur and flesh. Black Book of the Werewolf is also available in a fully illustrated, large format special print edition (8x11).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780231553407

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To the Stars and Other Stories by Anonim Pdf

A boy who feels persecuted by the banality of everyday life yearns to ascend to the cold and majestic plane of the stars. A seamstress finds liberation of a sort in “becoming” a dog and howling at the moon. A club of young girls masquerade as the grieving fiancées of strange men. This book brings together these and other remarkable short stories by the Russian Symbolist Fyodor Sologub that explore the lengths to which people will go to transcend the mundane. Renowned as one of late imperial Russia’s finest stylists, Sologub bridges the great nineteenth-century novel and the fin-de-siècle avant-garde. He stands out for his masterful command of both realist and fantastic storytelling; his play with language evinces a belief in its capacity to access other worlds and other levels of meaning. Many of Sologub’s stories are set among children whose alienation from the adult world has lent them imagination and curiosity, enabling them to create an alternative reality. At the same time, he bluntly examines the sordid realities of late imperial Russian society and frankly presents sometimes unconventional sexuality. The book also features a selection of Sologub’s “little fairy tales,” ambiguous parables couched in childlike language whose ingenuity anticipates the miniatures and “incidents” of Daniil Kharms. Susanne Fusso’s elegant translation offers these artful tales to an English-speaking audience.

Author : Peter Demianovich Ouspensky
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1947-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781465505842

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Strange Life of Ivan Osokin by Peter Demianovich Ouspensky Pdf

ON THE SCREEN a scene at Kursk station in Moscow. A bright April day of 1902. A group of friends, who came to see Zinaida Krutitsky and her mother off to the Crimea, stand on the platform by the sleeping-car. Among them Ivan Osokin, a young man about twentysix. Osokin is visibly agitated although he tries not to show it. Zinaida is talking to her brother, Michail, Osokin’s friend, a young officer in the uniform of one of the Moscow Grenadier regiments, and two girls. Then she turns to Osokin and walks aside with him. “I am going to miss you very much,” she says. “It’s a pity you cannot come with us. Though it seems to me that you don’t particularly want to, otherwise you would come. You don’t want to do anything for me. Your staying behind now makes all our talks ridiculous and futile. But I am tired of arguing with you. You must do as you like.” Ivan Osokin becomes more and more troubled, but he tries to control himself and says with an effort: “I can’t come at present, but I shall come later, I promise you. You cannot imagine how hard it is for me to stay here.” “No, I cannot imagine it and I don’t believe it,” says Zinaida quickly. “When a man wants anything as strongly as you say you do, he acts. I am sure you are in love with one of your pupils here—some nice, poetical girl who studies fencing. Confess!” She laughs. Zinaida’s words and tone hurt Osokin very deeply. He begins to speak but stops himself, then says: “You know that is not true; you know I am all yours.” “How am I to know?” says Zinaida with a surprised air. “You are always busy. You always refuse to come and see us. You never have any time for me, and now I should so much like you to come with us.

Author : Ludmila Ulitskaya
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780810133495

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The Kukotsky Enigma by Ludmila Ulitskaya Pdf

Translated from the Russian by Diane Nemec Ignashev The central character in Ludmila Ulitskaya’s celebrated novel The Kukotsky Enigma is a gynecologist contending with Stalin’s prohibition of abortions in 1936. But, in the tradition of Russia’s great family novels, the story encompasses the history of two families and unfolds in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the ruins of ancient civilizations on the Black Sea. Their lives raise profound questions about family heritage and genetics, nurture and nature, and life and death. In his struggle to maintain his professional integrity and to keep his work from dividing his family, Kukotsky confronts the moral complexity of reproductive science. Winner of the 2001 Russian Booker Prize and the basis for a blockbuster television miniseries, The Kukotsky Enigma is an engrossing, searching novel by one of contemporary literature’s most brilliant writers.

Author : Galya Diment
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780295801087

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Pniniad by Galya Diment Pdf

In this wry, judiciously balanced, and thoroughly engaging book, Galya Diment explores the complicated and fascinating relationship between Vladimir Nabokov and his Cornell colleague Marc Szeftel who, in the estimate of many, served as the prototype for the gentle protagonist of the novel Pnin. She offers astute comments on Nabokov�s fictional process in creating Timogey Pnin and addresses hotly debated questions and long-standing riddles in Pnin and its history. Between the two of them, Nabokov and Szeftel embodied much of the complexity and variety of the Russian postrevolution emigre experience in Europe and the United States. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and diaries as well as on interview with family, friends, and collegues, Diment illuminates a fascinating cultural terrain. Pniniad--the epic of Pnin--begins with Szeftel�s early life in Russia and ends with his years in Seattle at the University of Washington, turning pivotally upon the time in Szeftel�s and Nabokov�s lives intersected at Cornell. Nabokov apparantly was both amused by and admiring of the innocence of his historian friend. Szeftel�s feelings towards Nabokov were also mixed, raning from intense disappointment over rebuffed attempts to collaborate with Nabokov to persistent envy of Nabokov�s success and an increasing wistfulness over his own sense of failure.

Author : Marvin Kaye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1568651163

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Angels of Darkness by Marvin Kaye Pdf

Author : Kseniya Melnik
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781627790086

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Snow in May by Kseniya Melnik Pdf

A Minneapolis Star Tribune Best Book of 2014 • Recommended by The New Yorker, The New York Public Library, Alan Cheuse of NPR, Grantland • Shortlisted for the 2014 International Dylan Thomas Prize • Longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award A "ruminative...lovely...accomplished" (The New York Times Book Review) and "touching" (The Seattle Times) debut collection of stories that "sparkles with the brilliance and charm of Chekhov." (Simon Van Booy, award-winning author of Love Begins in Winter and The Illusion of Separateness) Kseniya Melnik's Snow in May introduces a cast of characters bound by their relationship to the port town of Magadan in Russia's Far East, a former gateway for prisoners assigned to Stalin's forced-labor camps. Comprised of a surprising mix of newly minted professionals, ex-prisoners, intellectuals, musicians, and faithful Party workers, the community is vibrant and resilient and life in Magadan thrives even under the cover of near-perpetual snow. By blending history and fable, each of Melnik's stories transports us somewhere completely new: a married Magadan woman considers a proposition from an Italian footballer in '70s Moscow; an ailing young girl visits a witch doctor's house where nothing is as it seems; a middle-aged dance teacher is entranced by a new student's raw talent; a former Soviet boss tells his granddaughter the story of a thorny friendship; and a woman in 1958 jumps into a marriage with an army officer far too soon. Weaving in and out of the last half of the twentieth century, Snow in May is an inventive, gorgeously rendered, and touching portrait of lives lived on the periphery where, despite their isolation—and perhaps because of it—the most seemingly insignificant moments can be beautiful, haunting, and effervescent.a

Author : Dent Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Anthologies
ISBN : OSU:32435022562136

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Encore by Dent Smith Pdf

Author : Robert E. Weinberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1566199190

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100 Creepy Little Creatures by Robert E. Weinberg Pdf

Very few things are more frightening than unearthly creatures conceived by the masterminds of supernatural fiction. This collection of the macabre renders a large scope of such creatures, from the mythical beast in F. Murray Gilchrist's "The Basilisk," to the horrifying Shape in the Japanese legend Lafacadio Hearn translates as "jikininki," as well as the preternatural horse in Edgar Allan Poe's "Metzengerstein," and the ominous entries in E.F. Benson's "Caterpillars." This volume will take you from the invisible visitors in Hugh B. Cave's "Take Me, for Instance," to a child 's imagination taking on a life of it's own in Robert Weinberg's "Night Shapes."

Author : Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0810111802

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Prologue by Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky Pdf

A new translation of this Russian novel that should be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the course of Russian history and the political debate over democratization taking place in Russia today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Russian fiction
ISBN : PSU:000027646762

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Modern Russian Classics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arman Ordian,Norman Freedberg
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : Organized crime
ISBN : 9781420836646

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Batya by Arman Ordian,Norman Freedberg Pdf

· Did the Bible predict the invention of the computer? · Did the Bible predict the Internet? · What can a 2,500-year-old prophecy teach you about your stock options? · Did the Bible predict the rise of Bill Gates as the richest man in the world? · What do the Scriptures say about your kitchen utensils and the kind of soda cans you will drink from...hundreds of years in advance? · Will terrorist use the Internet to dominate the world? Ray Edwards invites you on a journey to uncover some dramatic secrets locked away in an ancient Bible prophecy. A prophecy that has been studied for hundreds of years but never thought to reveal so accurately the technolo