Project Gutenberg 2015-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 80 Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809 1852 Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich Гоголь, Николай Васильевич Gogol, Nikolaj Suomalainen, Samuli 1850 1907 S., Samuli Samuli S. Kuolleet sielut Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Kuolleet sielut" by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story follows the character Pavel Ivanovitsh Tshitshikow, a mysterious gentleman who arrives in a provincial town and engages with various local officials, hinting at a deeper, ulterior motive behind his visits. The novel explores themes of social status, human folly, and the bureaucracy of Russian society at the time. At the start of the narrative, Tshitshikow arrives in the town in a modest carriage, drawing little attention, and settles into a rather ordinary inn. As he interacts with the innkeeper, his peculiar inquiries about local officials and landowners throughout his meals suggest a hidden agenda. His visiting various offices and engaging flattering conversations sets the tone for his character as an astute observer capable of ingratiating himself with the townspeople. This opening introduces readers to the intricacies of society and the nuanced relationships that will unfold as Tshitshikow's true intentions gradually become clearer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Satire Humorous stories Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 664781 664720 2024-09-20T14:14:25.860743 2023-09-21T10:37:14.687785 text/html text/html 664774 664713 2024-09-20T14:14:26.169750 2023-09-21T10:37:14.907823 text/html text/html 319495 2024-09-20T14:14:35.750677 application/epub+zip 329970 2024-09-20T14:14:29.336728 application/epub+zip 320766 2024-09-20T14:14:28.021739 application/epub+zip 561265 2024-09-20T14:14:40.784668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532953 2024-09-20T14:14:34.929721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506005 2022-09-22T11:35:28.187369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622413 622404 2024-09-20T14:14:25.357756 2023-09-21T10:37:14.287836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 593625 2015-07-09T08:02:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 234306 2015-07-09T08:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20190 2024-09-20T14:14:40.921657 application/rdf+xml 13107 2024-09-20T14:14:28.574726 image/jpeg 3465 2024-09-20T14:14:28.296725 image/jpeg 316637 2024-09-20T14:14:26.229755 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia fi.wikipedia fi.wikipedia