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Cross-eyed Lefty and the Steel Flea

Cross-eyed Lefty and the Steel Flea - Paperback

by Nikolai Leskov
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nikolai Leskov, Isabel Hapgood (Translator)Series:Fabulous NovellasPublish date:2017-12-10Pages:56
Language:EnglishPublisher:SkomlinISBN-13:9780648182658ISBN-10:648182657UPC:9780648182658Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, LiterarySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.13 inchesWeight:0.1808Product ID:SCJ9H8S4ZR

Tsar Alexander I of Russia, while visiting England with his servant Platov is shown a number of impressive modern inventions. Platov insists that things in Russia are much better but then they are shown a mechanical flea as small as a crumb with a key to wind it up that can only be seen through a microscope. Nicolas orders Platov to find a Russian to beat the English at this game and Platov travels to Tula to find a gunsmith to do the job.

This novella is a gem of Russian literature. It is one of Leskov's finest works and marks him as ingenious storyteller and stylistic virtuoso.


Language:EnglishPublisher:SkomlinISBN-13:9780648182658ISBN-10:648182657UPC:9780648182658Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, LiterarySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.13 inchesWeight:0.1808Product ID:SCJ9H8S4ZR
Publisher: Skomlin

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Nikolai Leskov, Isabel Hapgood (Translator)

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Nikolai Leskov

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