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Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
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Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
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R453
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871-1919) was a Russian playwright
and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the
national literature. He was active between the 1905 revolution and
the Communist revolution which overthrew the Tsarist government.
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at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - 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. He often watched them as he lay on his back
upon the grass or upon the roof. But he did not know the stars so
well, for he went to bed early. He knew well and remembered only
one star - the green, bright and very attentive star that rises in
the pale sky just before you go to bed, and that seemed to be the
only star so large in the whole sky. But best of all, he knew the
earth in the yard, in the street and in the garden, with all its
inexhaustible wealth of stones, of velvety grass, of hot sand and
of that wonderfully varied, mysterious and delightful dust which
grown people did not notice at all from the height of their
enormous size. And in falling asleep, as the last bright image of
the passing day, he took along to his dreams a bit of hot, rubbed
off stone bathed in sunshine or a thick layer of tenderly tickling,
burning dust.
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. As in a hard
shell, every human being is enclosed in a cover of body, dress, and
life. Who is man? We may only conjecture. What constitutes his joy
or his sorrow? We may guess only by his acts, which are oft-times
enigmatic; by his laughter and by his tears, which are often
entirely incomprehensible to us. And if we, Russians, who live so
closely together in constant misery, understand one another so
poorly that we mercilessly put to death those who should be pitied
or even rewarded, and reward those who should be punished by
contempt and anger - how much more difficult is it for you
Americans, to understand distant Russia? But then, it is just as
difficult for us Russians to understand distant America, of which
we dream in our youth and over which we ponder so deeply in our
years of maturity.
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871-1919) 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. Andreyev's plays, "adopting a
transcendental outlook, treat normal and abnormal people from a
position of almost unearthly aloofness." The three plays included
here are The Black Maskers, The Life of Man, and The Sabine Women.
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
1915. A collection of stories that seem to be tinged with even more
than the ordinary tone of sadness found in the works of Russian
writers. An abstract idea is the germ of each of his tales.
Andreyev's story, Silence, serves as an example of his method: The
silence of the frightened girl, dying with her secret, and of her
mother, stricken, through shock, with paralysis, crushes the pride
of the priest whose training has so stiffened his nature that he
cannot express or welcome affection. He cries for help; he entreats
them to show him pity. His daughter lies dead; his wife motionless.
Contents: The Little Angel; At the Roadside Station; Snapper; The
Lie; An Original; Petka at the Bungalow; Silence; Laughter; The
Friend; In the Basement; The City; The Marseillaise; The Tocsin;
Bargamot and Garaska; and Stepping-Stones.
But that same evening, and perhaps it was another evening, he
noticed his father crying. It happened in the following way: He was
passing his father's study, and the door was half open; he heard a
noise and he looked in quietly--father lay face downward upon his
couch and cried aloud. There was no one else in the room.
THIS 64 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Theatre Guild
Anthology V1, by Leonid Andreyev. To purchase the entire book,
please order ISBN 1419156225.
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reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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