Project Gutenberg 2015-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 143 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.) Reading ease score: 39.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. 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 Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: Russian Literature 664963 2025-06-22T22:59:24.160804 text/html 664774 664713 2024-10-20T14:13:24.329132 2023-09-21T10:37:14.907823 text/html text/html 319501 2025-06-22T22:59:43.805267 application/epub+zip 329944 2025-06-22T22:59:33.186254 application/epub+zip 320740 2025-06-22T22:59:27.862837 application/epub+zip 560817 2025-06-22T22:59:53.088138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532902 2025-06-22T22:59:42.972259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506005 2022-09-22T11:35:28.187369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622424 2025-06-22T22:59:23.489816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 602749 2024-10-24T17:42:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13757 2025-06-22T22:59:53.244212 application/rdf+xml 13107 2025-06-22T22:59:32.413246 image/jpeg 3465 2025-06-22T22:59:32.126246 image/jpeg 316726 2025-06-22T22:59:24.221823 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 fi.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia