Noted for his inimitable use of the grotesque, the Ukrainian-born dramatist and novelist Nikolay Gogol significantly influenced the course of European literature. His novel ‘Dead Souls’ and his short story ‘The Overcoat’ are considered the foundations of the great nineteenth-century tradition of Russian realism. This eBook presents the complete fictional works of Nikolai Gogol, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gogol’s life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other works* The complete novels, stories and plays, with contents tables* Features many of Constance Garnett’s original translations* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the short stories you want to read* Special criticism section, with five essays evaluating Gogol’s contribution to literature* Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres* UPDATED with improved texts, ‘Home Life in Russia’ (an adaptation of ‘Dead Souls’), more critical essays and two biographiesCONTENTS:The NovelsTaras Bulba (1835)Dead Souls (1842)Home Life in Russia (1854)The Short Story CollectionsEvenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1832)Arabesques (1834)Mirgorod (1835)Uncollected Short StoriesThe Short StoriesList of Short Stories in Chronological OrderList of Short Stories in Alphabetical OrderThe PlaysThe Government Inspector (1836)The Gamblers (1840)Marriage (1842)The CriticismNikolaï Gogol (1886) by Ernest DupuyThe Evolution of Realism in Russia: Gogol (1887) by E. M. de VogüéGogol (1889) by Ivan PaninGogol and the Cheerfulness of the Russian People (1910) by Maurice BaringGogol (1921) by S. P. B. MaisThe BiographiesGogol (1911) by William Lyon PhelpsNikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1911) by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston