Project Gutenberg 2011-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 2173 Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809 1852 Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich Гоголь, Николай Васильевич Gogol, Nikolaj Mérimée, Prosper 1803 1870 Merimee, Prosper Field, Claud 1863 1941 Field, Claud Herbert Alwyn Field, C. The Mantle, and Other Stories The mantle -- The nose -- Memoirs of a madman -- A May night -- The Viy. Produced by Meredith Bach, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Mantle and Other Stories" by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is a collection of short stories written in the early 19th century. The stories often revolve around the absurdities of life in Russian society, employing satire and humor to critique characters and their follies. One of the central characters is Akaki Akakievitch, a titular councillor whose life takes a turn following the loss of his beloved cloak, which becomes a symbol of his social position and identity. The opening of "The Mantle" introduces Akaki Akakievitch, a meek and unnoticed government clerk in St. Petersburg, who is humorously depicted as utterly devoted to his mundane work of copying documents. Gogol paints a vivid picture of Akaki's drab life, marked by ill-fitting clothes and constant ridicule from his colleagues. As Akaki discovers the dilapidated state of his old coat and resolves to get a new one, the narrative sets the stage for his transformation, exploring themes of social alienation and the human condition in a satirical light. The segment hints at the interplay of societal expectations and personal aspirations, foreshadowing the struggles Akaki will endure in pursuit of dignity through something as simple yet profound as a cloak. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36238/36238-h/images/title-page.jpg Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich, 1809-1852 -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 373069 2025-08-14T15:59:23.410921 text/html 379646 2021-01-07T19:38:14 text/html 182157 2025-08-14T15:59:28.409951 application/epub+zip 185628 2025-08-14T15:59:24.306912 application/epub+zip 185628 2025-08-14T15:59:23.862948 application/epub+zip 291005 2025-08-14T15:59:31.769919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263131 2025-08-14T15:59:27.938921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263328 2022-09-16T14:16:19.149502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335958 2025-08-14T15:59:22.651942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335705 2021-01-07T19:38:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335704 2021-01-07T19:38:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23203 2025-08-14T15:59:31.931915 application/rdf+xml 12717 2025-08-14T15:59:23.938940 image/jpeg 2462 2025-08-14T15:59:23.901915 image/jpeg 127774 2021-01-07T19:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 165067 2021-01-07T19:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 127730 2021-01-07T19:38:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 166479 2025-08-14T15:59:23.444943 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia de.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia