The Mysterious Portrait

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Mysterious Portrait by Nikolai Gogol, Read Books Ltd.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nikolai Gogol ISBN: 9781473397088
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: December 10, 2014
Imprint: White Press Language: English
Author: Nikolai Gogol
ISBN: 9781473397088
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: December 10, 2014
Imprint: White Press
Language: English

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Mysterious Portrait' is a short story about a penniless artist who discovers a magical painting in art shop. The painting offers him the choice of striving to create his own artistic success or to accept its assistance and achieve guaranteed riches and fame. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was born in Sorochintsi, Ukraine in 1809. In 1831, Gogol brought out the first volume of his Ukrainian stories, 'Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka'. It met with immediate success, and he followed it a year later with a second volume. ‘The Nose’ is regarded as a masterwork of comic short fiction, and ‘The Overcoat’ is now seen as one of the greatest short stories ever written; some years later, Dostoyevsky famously stated “We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'.” He is seen by many contemporary critics as one of the greatest short story writers who has ever lived, and the Father of Russia's Golden Age of Realism.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Mysterious Portrait' is a short story about a penniless artist who discovers a magical painting in art shop. The painting offers him the choice of striving to create his own artistic success or to accept its assistance and achieve guaranteed riches and fame. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was born in Sorochintsi, Ukraine in 1809. In 1831, Gogol brought out the first volume of his Ukrainian stories, 'Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka'. It met with immediate success, and he followed it a year later with a second volume. ‘The Nose’ is regarded as a masterwork of comic short fiction, and ‘The Overcoat’ is now seen as one of the greatest short stories ever written; some years later, Dostoyevsky famously stated “We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'.” He is seen by many contemporary critics as one of the greatest short story writers who has ever lived, and the Father of Russia's Golden Age of Realism.

More books from Read Books Ltd.

Cover of the book The Beginner's Guide to Numerology by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Twelve Lessons on Breathing and Breath Control - For Singers, Speakers, and Teachers by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Puss in Boots' - And Other Very Clever Cats (Origins of the Fairy Tale from around the World) by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Financial Accounting by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book The Ego Machine by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Music in Ancient Arabia and Spain by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book The Mummy's Foot by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Marriage by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Everything about Parakeets - A Complete Manual on Health, Care, Training, Talking and Breeding by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Ludwig Van Beethoven - An einen Säugling - WoO108 - A Score for Voice and Piano by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book An Analysis of Knowledge and Valuation by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book The Moor And Loch by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Violin Sonata No.8 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Piano and Violin (1802) Op.30/No.3 by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Horror - A Collection of Short Stories (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Nikolai Gogol
Cover of the book Saddle Room Songs and Hunting Ballads by Nikolai Gogol
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy