Project Gutenberg 2017-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 196 Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809 1852 Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich Гоголь, Николай Васильевич Gogol, Nikolaj Buek, Otto 1873 1966 Sämmtliche Werke 1: Die Abenteuer Tschitschikows oder Die toten Seelen I Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_toten_Seelen Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library. "Sämmtliche Werke 1: Die Abenteuer Tschitschikows oder Die toten Seelen I" by Nikolaus Gogol is a novel written in the early 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Russian Empire, the story revolves around the main character, Pawel Iwanowitsch Tschitschikow, a dubious gentleman whose actions reflect the moral decay of society. The narrative explores themes of greed, bureaucracy, and the search for identity within a corrupt system, utilizing satire to scrutinize the social fabric of the time. The opening of the novel introduces Tschitschikow, who arrives at a provincial town and seamlessly fits into the mundane setting of a local inn. Through detailed descriptions, Gogol presents a vivid portrayal of the town's atmosphere, including its inhabitants and the state of the gasthof. Tschitschikow's character is established as one of ambiguous morality, with his inquiries about local officials that hint at his ulterior motives. As he begins to explore the town, the reader is drawn into the intrigues and peculiarities of Russian society, setting the stage for a deeper examination of the characters and circumstances that define Tschitschikows' adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Satire Humorous stories Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 935895 2025-07-21T13:28:54.499659 text/html 930491 2024-10-23T01:48:14 text/html 428339 2025-07-21T13:29:03.656616 application/epub+zip 440751 2025-07-21T13:28:56.215628 application/epub+zip 407980 2025-07-21T13:28:55.351658 application/epub+zip 675763 2025-07-21T13:29:09.609595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617047 2025-07-21T13:29:02.759643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584675 2022-09-24T17:52:04.524902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 862903 2025-07-21T13:28:53.564656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 842830 2024-10-23T01:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19564 2025-07-21T13:29:09.751561 application/rdf+xml 14022 2025-07-21T13:28:55.444647 image/jpeg 2628 2025-07-21T13:28:55.398632 image/jpeg 406101 2025-07-21T13:28:54.579700 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 de.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia