Project Gutenberg 2018-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 302 Gorky, Maksim 1868 1936 Peshkov, Alexey Maximiovich Горький, Максим Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Maxime Gorki, Maximo Gorki, Maxime Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) 1854 1909 Bain, Robert Nisbet Tales from Gorky Biographical sketch -- In the steppe -- Twenty-six of us and one other -- One autumn night -- A rolling stone -- The green kitten -- Comrades -- Her lover -- Chelkash -- Chums. Clare Graham and Marc D’Hooghe "Tales from Gorky" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the harsh realities of life for the impoverished in Russia, particularly focusing on characters who are social outcasts and vagabonds. Gorky utilizes his own experiences as inspiration, embodying the struggles and resilience of those living on the fringes of society. The opening of "Tales from Gorky" introduces readers to a group of three hungry vagrants making their way through the desolate steppe. They are characterized by their common plight of starvation and their shared bonds of misfortune. Among them is a soldier and a self-described student, who engage in a conversation about their woeful condition while facing the cruel realities of their journey. Their eventual encounter with a mysterious man adds a layer of tension, as hunger and desperation lead them to contemplate morally questionable decisions to survive. The prose vividly illustrates the struggles of the characters against a backdrop of bleak but beautiful Russian landscapes, setting the tone for the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English Russian fiction -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 411499 2025-06-22T15:09:45.155004 text/html 417291 2023-05-22T08:22:50 text/html 321518 2025-06-22T15:09:50.978965 application/epub+zip 329004 2025-06-22T15:09:45.937002 application/epub+zip 234515 2025-06-22T15:09:45.541992 application/epub+zip 441873 2025-06-22T15:09:54.895975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427593 2025-06-22T15:09:50.602936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337404 2022-08-25T15:05:54.837347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384091 2025-06-22T15:09:44.137020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383894 2023-05-22T08:24:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19866 2025-06-22T15:09:55.045914 application/rdf+xml 12832 2025-06-22T15:09:45.643986 image/jpeg 2122 2025-06-22T15:09:45.592984 image/jpeg 149612 2023-05-22T08:25:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 292465 2023-05-22T08:26:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 292088 2025-06-22T15:09:45.196966 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