The Outcasts, and Other Stories by Maksim Gorky

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.html.images 234 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.epub3.images 306 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.epub.images 309 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.epub.noimages 156 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.kf8.images 380 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.kindle.images 369 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55861.txt.utf-8 220 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55861/pg55861-h.zip 282 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936
Translator Jakowleff, Emily
Translator Montefiore, Dora B.
Translator Volkhovsky, Vera
Title The Outcasts, and Other Stories
Note Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents The outcasts -- Waiting for the ferry -- The affairs of the clasps.
Credits Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at FreeLiterature. (Images
generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
Summary "The Outcasts, and Other Stories" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives of society's outcasts, focusing particularly on the character Aristide Kouvalda, a retired cavalry officer who runs a doss-house for the downtrodden in a squalid suburb. Through Kouvalda and his lodgers, the narrative delves into themes of poverty, camaraderie, and the struggles against a harsh social environment. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the setting of the High Street, a grim place characterized by dilapidated hovels and a permeating sense of despair among its inhabitants. We meet Aristide Kouvalda, the doss-house keeper, who exhibits a blend of cynicism and humor while interacting with a cast of unique, troubled characters, each with their own backstory of hardship and vice. Their daily lives are marked by a struggle for survival, addiction to alcohol, and fleeting moments of connection, illustrating the challenges faced by those on the periphery of society. Through vivid descriptions and dialogues, Gorky offers a poignant critique of social injustices while also highlighting the humanity of his outcast characters amidst their grim circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English
Subject Russian fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 55861
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 70 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio