"An interesting biography of an ambitious man. One who is an enigma wrapped inside a riddle. Someone who is definitely in most powerful men in the world, for good or for bad."
"Praised by Chekhov as his favourite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in
Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life
characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov's storytelling, simple
in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity.
The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Leskov's best-known work, is a realist
account of a young woman who escapes from her loveless marriage through
adultery, leading to violence and murder. This audiobook collection of six stories also
includes The Sealed Angel, The Steel Flea, The Toupée Artist, The Sentry and On the
Edge of the World."
"The Engineering Castle is a real building that still exists. It remains one of the most sought-after landmarks in St. Petersburg, and it is steeped in legend, ghost stories, and lore every bit as much as Nikolai Leskov makes it sound."
"A strange and tragic story by one of the best Russian storytellers - a beautifully and powerfully written drama of misguided people brought together at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and for all the wrong reasons."
"There plenty of spooky action in this volume of tales. Ghosts, apparitions, entire armies of fairies and fairy queens.
The volume opens with Shakespeare's timeless classic 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and continues to get more frightening with haunted castles in Leskov's 'The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle'."
"The Enchanted Wanderer is a Russian Candide with a revolutionary edge, a picaresque that features a fast-talking monk named Ivan who is at war, it seems, with every level of society. Working as a carriage man for a Count, Ivan accidentally causes the death of a monk, which leads to his being ostracized by the local peasantry . . . until the dead monk returns as a ghost to guide him through trouble upon trouble."
"Katerina Lwowna, eine junge Frau aus armen Verhältnissen, geht eine Vernunftehe mit dem über 25 Jahre älteren Kaufmann Ismajlow ein. Ihr neues Leben in der russischen Provinz verläuft voller Langweile, ohne Freude, ohne Liebe und ohne Kinder. Sie nutzt die erste Gelegenheit, sich einen Geliebten zuzulegen, den jungen hübschen Hilfsarbeiter Sergeij. Die Beziehung wird von ihr mit solcher Leidenschaft geführt, dass sie skrupellos und mit viel krimineller Energie alle sich ihr in den Weg stellenden Hindernisse beseitigt. Als Sergeijs Leidenschaft verebbt und er noch dazu Katerina öffentlich verhöhnt, strebt die Handlung rasant einem furchtbaren Ende zu. (Zusammenfassung von Friedrich)"
"An 1881 comic story by Nikolai Leskov, presented in the form of a traditional skaz or folk-tale, but entirely of Leskov's invention. It tells the story of a left-handed Russian artisan required to impress Tsar Nikolas I with his craftsmanship by outdoing some famous Englishmen who have created a tiny mechanical flea. The Russian smith barricades himself with two skilled colleagues in his workshop until finally forced to come out and reveal the brilliant result of his labor.
Far more famous in Russia than in the West, the story of The Steel Flea reveals much about nineteenth-century Russian attitudes toward the West and toward their own country, but is difficult to categorize. Either a celebration of Russian ingenuity or a critique of Russian autocracy, The Steel Flea has established itself as a classic worthy of any of the great Russian authors.
[It should be noted that many of the most comical lines in the story are funny only in the original Russian, depending as they do on ridiculous malapropisms or ignorant combinations of words almost impossible to translate. Ms. Hapgood, for example, has had to do the best she could, rendering the mistaken word for "international" as "internecine," for "infusoria" as "nymfozoria," for "Pyramids" as "Keramids," for "stench" as "spiral," and so on.] (Summary by Expatriate)"
"Während einer kalten Winternacht in einer überfüllten russischen Herberge berichtet ein Gast darüber, wie seine altgläubige Gemeinde durch einen Akt staatlicher Willkür aller Heiligenbilder beraubt wird. Unser Erzähler begibt sich mit einem Begleiter auf eine abenteuerliche Wanderung, um die allerwichtigste Engels-Ikone wieder herbeizubringen.
In dieser Erzählung vermittelt uns Leskow ein eindrucksvolles Bild von der Verwurzelung des russischen Volkes mit dem christlichen Glauben und speziell vom Leben der vom Staat verfolgten altgläubigen (altorthodoxen) Menschen im Russland des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts. Darüberhinaus erhalten wir tiefe Eindrücke über die Kunst der russischen Ikonenmalerei. (Zusammenfassung von Friedrich)"
"Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (1831 — 1895) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. He was a favourite of Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others. Leskov is praised for his innovative techniques and his ability to create a vivid picture of contemporary Russian society.
The Ghost of the Engineers' Castle is a ghost story in which his storytelling skills are displayed to perfection. Scene by scene the tension builds up until the listener's hair is standing on end. The young cadets who live in the ancient castle of the late Emperor Paul, now known as the Engineers' Castle, are afraid of the many ghosts rumoured to walk the corridors at night. They are also fearful of the nebulous "grey man" who appears at dusk and will exact terrible revenge on them. So when they are given the task of holding watch at night over the coffin of the deceased General Lamnovsky, a spiteful man who himself would have every motivation to return from the dead and avenge himself on the naughty cadets, they are very afraid. One of them does show bravado in front of his comrades... but even he is petrified at the awful apparition which then appears."
"Enter the world of mystery with this timeless audio book adaptation of Leskov's classic ghost story uncovering mysteries of haunted castle with reputation going back several centuries.
Featuring ghost action and audio effects, it includes a story that takes you through events unfolding in St. Petersburg in 1859 or 1860.
This release also includes another story of mysterious disappearance. A 19th century nobleman goes missing in Turgenev's Hunting Sketches."
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