

Foundational to the development of Russian prose, they retain stunning freshness and clarity, more than ever in Anthony Briggs’s finely nuanced translations. Jayne B Reviews / Book Reviews 18th-century / 19th century / class differences / classic literature / Deception / fathers and daughters / First-Person / gambling / Historical / Russia / Russian literature / War / Military 3 CommentsĪ dazzling new collection of Pushkin’s fiction, in definitive translations by the acclaimed Anthony BriggsĪs complex as they are gripping, Pushkin’s stories are some of the greatest and most influential ever written.

JREVIEW: The Captain’s Daughter: Essential Stories by Alexander Pushkin
