Project Gutenberg 2016-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 271 Gorky, Maksim 1868 1936 Peshkov, Alexey Maximiovich Горький, Максим Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Maxime Gorki, Maximo Gorki, Maxime Seltzer, Thomas 1873 1943 The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_a_Useless_Man E-text prepared by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man" by Maksim Gorky is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows Yevsey Klimkov, a young boy orphaned by violence and death, living under the care of his blacksmith uncle. The narrative delves into Yevsey's childhood experiences, his struggle for identity and acceptance, as well as his observations of human relationships and societal cruelty. The opening of the novel introduces Yevsey as he grapples with the loss of his parents at a tender age. Residing with his uncle and cousin, he faces bullying at school and familial indifference, earning the nickname "Old Man" due to his withdrawn nature. As he navigates a harsh childhood filled with conflict and pain, Yevsey finds solace in music and the quiet of a local church, which becomes a refuge from the tumultuous life around him. Despite his suffering, he expresses a desire for an invisible existence, reflecting his yearning for peace and acceptance in a world that often feels hostile and unforgiving. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Spy stories Russian fiction -- Translations into English Russia -- History -- Revolution, 1905-1907 -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 607417 2025-07-20T12:23:10.136806 text/html 589422 2024-10-22T23:49:23 text/html 338911 2025-07-20T12:23:18.536700 application/epub+zip 334805 2025-07-20T12:23:11.433724 application/epub+zip 326479 2025-07-20T12:23:10.784792 application/epub+zip 469988 2025-07-20T12:23:23.285705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435333 2025-07-20T12:23:17.805712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427603 2022-09-23T08:51:29.796061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515656 2025-07-20T12:23:08.031750 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495668 2024-10-22T23:49:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18454 2025-07-20T12:23:23.431186 application/rdf+xml 21223 2025-07-20T12:23:10.883734 image/jpeg 3447 2025-07-20T12:23:10.834763 image/jpeg 279921 2025-07-20T12:23:10.182738 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia