Project Gutenberg 2018-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 199 Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) 1870 1938 Куприн, Александр Иванович Kuprin, Aleksandr Ivanovich Koeprin, Alexander I. Kuprin, Alexander Kouprine, Alexandre Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch) 1880 1955 Koteliansky, Samuel Solomonovitch Koteliansky, S.S. Котелянский, Самуел Соломонович Koteliansky, Samuel Solomonovich Murry, John Middleton 1889 1957 Murry, J. Middleton (John Middleton) Murray, J. Middleton The River of Life, and Other Stories The river of life -- Captain Ribnikov -- The outrage -- The witch. Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The River of Life and Other Stories" by Alexander Kuprin is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening story, titled "The River of Life," introduces readers to the dreary setting of a third-rate hotel called the ‘Serbia’, populated by misfits, lodgers, and a landlady, Anna Friedrichovna, who juggles the chaos of her life with care, navigating her relationships with her children and a downfallen lieutenant, Tchijhevich. The narrative dives deep into themes of survival, loss, and the human condition, exploring the lives of those who inhabit the margins of society. The opening portion of the collection sets a vivid scene in the cluttered and rundown hotel where Anna Friedrichovna runs her household with a mix of toughness and vulnerability. With the smells of cooking permeating the air, the landlady deals with her children’s antics and the errant behavior of Lieutenant Tchijhevich, who lives under her roof, highlighting a blend of love, conflict, and financial strife. As tensions rise, culminating in a personal conflict between the lieutenant and Anna, the story unfolds to reveal their complex relationships against a backdrop of a war-torn society and the crumbling remnants of once respectable lives. This rich tapestry of human interactions invites readers to reflect on the deeper themes of desperation and resilience within the margins of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich), 1870-1938 -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 384782 2025-09-23T08:55:48.174621 text/html 383279 2021-08-25T16:33:42 text/html 318208 2025-09-23T08:55:53.891580 application/epub+zip 318771 2025-09-23T08:55:49.249623 application/epub+zip 220991 2025-09-23T08:55:48.718626 application/epub+zip 420878 2025-09-23T08:55:57.396552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398280 2025-09-23T08:55:53.240572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300673 2022-09-26T13:23:40.223835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349162 2025-09-23T08:55:47.571606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349349 2021-08-25T16:33:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21036 2025-09-23T08:55:57.550545 application/rdf+xml 12086 2025-09-23T08:55:48.815613 image/jpeg 2104 2025-09-23T08:55:48.766600 image/jpeg 135585 2021-08-25T16:34:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 289228 2021-08-25T16:35:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 289726 2025-09-23T08:55:48.207580 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 en.wikipedia