Short Fiction

Short Fiction

By Fyodor Sologub.

Translated by John Cournos, Stephen Graham, Rosa Savory Graham, and P. Selver.

Table of Contents

1. Titlepage
2. Imprint
3. Foreword
4. Short Fiction
   1. The Old House
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
      8. VIII
      9. IX
      10. X
      11. XI
      12. XII
      13. XIII
      14. XIV
      15. XV
      16. XVI
      17. XVII
      18. XVIII
      19. XIX
      20. XX
      21. XXI
      22. XXII
      23. XXIII
      24. XXIV
      25. XXV
      26. XXVI
      27. XXVII
      28. XXVIII
      29. XXIX
      30. XXX
      31. XXXI
      32. XXXII
      33. XXXIII
      34. XXXIV
      35. XXXV
      36. XXXVI
      37. XXXVII
      38. XXXVIII
      39. XXXIX
      40. XL
      41. XLI
      42. XLII
      43. XLIII
      44. XLIV
      45. XLV
      46. XLVI
      47. XLVII
      48. XLVIII
      49. XLIX
      50. L
      51. LI
      52. LII
      53. LIII
      54. LIV
   2. The Uniter of Souls
   3. The White Dog
   4. Light and Shadows
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
      8. VIII
      9. IX
      10. X
      11. XI
      12. XII
      13. XIII
      14. XIV
      15. XV
      16. XVI
      17. XVII
      18. XVIII
      19. XIX
      20. XX
      21. XXI
      22. XXII
      23. XXIII
      24. XXIV
      25. XXV
      26. XXVI
      27. XXVII
      28. XXVIII
      29. XXIX
      30. XXX
      31. XXXI
   5. The Glimmer of Hunger
   6. Hide and Seek
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
      8. VIII
   7. The Smile
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
   8. The Hoop
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
   9. The Search
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
   10. The White Mother
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
       6. VI
       7. VII
   11. Wings
   12. The Sweet-Scented Name
   13. Turandina
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
       6. VI
       7. VII
   14. Lohengrin
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
       6. VI
       7. VII
       8. VIII
       9. IX
   15. Who Art Thou?
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
   16. The Dress of the Lily and of the Cabbage
   17. She Who Wore a Crown
   18. The Delicate Child
   19. The Bit of Candy
   20. The Lump of Sugar
   21. The Bull
   22. The Golden Post
   23. So Arose a Misunderstanding
   24. Frogs
   25. The Lady in Fetters
   26. The Kiss of the Unborn
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
   27. The Little Stick
   28. Equality
   29. Adventures of a Cobblestone
   30. The Future
   31. The Road and the Light
   32. The Keys
   33. The Independent Leaves
   34. The Crimson Ribbon
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
       6. VI
       7. VII
       8. VIII
   35. Slayers of Innocent Babes
   36. The Herald of the Beast
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
   37. On the Other Side of the River Mairure
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
       6. VI
       7. VII
       8. VIII
   38. The Candles
   39. He Became Better
   40. Three Gobs of Spit
   41. Fairy Tales in the Garden, and Fairy Tales at Court
   42. A Marriage
   43. Captive Death
   44. The Man Who Became Smaller
   45. Dotard and Dotardess
   46. Little Songs
   47. The Little Ray in the Little Cell
   48. The Affectionate Boy
   49. They
   50. The Tiny Man
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
       6. VI
       7. VII
       8. VIII
       9. IX
       10. X
       11. XI
5. Endnotes
6. Colophon
7. Uncopyright

Imprint

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Foreword

This edition of Fyodor Sologub’s Short Fiction was produced from various translations. “The Old House,” “The Uniter of Souls,” “The White Dog,” “Light and Shadows,” “The Glimmer of Hunger,” “Hide and Seek,” “The Smile,” “The Hoop,” “The Search” and “The White Mother” were translated by John Cournos and originally published in 1915. “Wings,” “The Sweet-Scented Name,” “Turandina,” “Lohengrin,” “Who Art Thou?,” “The Dress of the Lily and of the Cabbage,” “She Who Wore a Crown,” “The Delicate Child,” “The Bit of Candy,” “The Lump of Sugar,” “The Bull,” “The Golden Post,” “So Arose a Misunderstanding,” “Frogs,” “The Lady in Fetters,” “The Kiss of the Unborn,” “The Little Stick,” “Equality,” “Adventures of a Cobblestone,” “The Future,” “The Road and the Light,” “The Keys,” “The Independent Leaves,” “The Crimson Ribbon,” “Slayers of Innocent Babes,” “The Herald of the Beast,” “On the Other Side of the River Mairure,” and “The Candles” were translated by Stephen Graham and Rosa Savory Graham and also published in 1915. “He Became Better,” “Three Gobs of Spit,” “Fairy Tales in the Garden, and Fairy Tales at Court,” “Captive Death,” “A Marriage,” “The Man Who Became Smaller,” “Dotard and Dotardess” and “Little Songs” were translated by John Cournos and originally published in 1916. “The Little Ray in the Little Cell,” “The Affectionate Boy” and “They” were translated by John Cournos and originally published in 1917. “The Tiny Man” was translated by P. Selver and originally published in 1919.

Robin Whittleton

Malmö, Sweden, November 2019

Short Fiction

The Old House