Sorotchintzy Fair by Nikolai Gogol (1993-1st) Russian Literature HB, Illustrated

Sorotchintzy Fair (First US Edition)Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich\nPublished by Godine Publisher, David R., Boston, 1991. First US Edition stated. Printed in Belgium. A little creasing to the edges of the jacket, surface impressions. Minor bumping to the spine ends, but otherwise in Vg condition. Adapted by Countess Sybil Sch\u00F6nfeldt. Translated from the German by Daniel Reynolds; In Sorotchintzy Fair, Gogol tells the story of a peasant named Smerdyakov, who travels to a fair in order to buy a wife. He spends his entire fortune on various women, but they all turn out to be worthless and mean. Smerdyakov finally meets a woman named Marfa, who is kind and beautiful. However, when he tells her his story, she rejects him because she is already married.\n---------------------------------------------\n\nOne of a number of similar items I am selling. Check out the other items in my eBay shop. Postage is always combined where possible.\n-------------------------------------------- \nDy