Russian Flashlights (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Russian FlashlightsThe stories and studies forming this volume have already appeared in various periodicals and other publications, but have mostly been revised for the present occasion. The story "Trishka and Vasuitka" originally appeared in the Sunday Magazine, "Count Stroganoff" in the Fortnightly Review, "Sensational Prison Escapes" in the Wide World Magazine, "Gershuni's Feat" in the Strand Magazine, "Traitor or Martyr?" in The Anglo-Russian, "Creation in Revolt" ibid., "The Kidnapped Prince and Princess" in the book Heroes and Heroines of Russia, published by Messrs. Simpkin & Marshall, "The Lady Cavalier" in The Anglo-Russian, "Semite and Slav" ibid., and, finally, "The Wonderful Buddhist Monk" in the book Rabbi Shalom on the Shores of the Black Sea (Simpkin, Marshall & Co.), in which the essay appeared in a slightly different version. A few passages in the Biographical Introduction are quoted from Under the Czar and Queen Victoria: The Experience of a Russian Reformer, published by Messrs. James Nisbet & Co.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.