Professor Freeborn's book is an attempt to identify and define the evolution of a particular kind of novel in Russian and Soviet literature: the revolutionary novel. This genre is a uniquely Russian phenomenon and one that is of central importance in Russian literature. The study begins with a consideration of Turgenev's masterpiece Fathers and Children and traces the evolution of the revolutionary novel through to its most important development a century later in Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago and the emergence of a dissident literature in the Soviet Union. Professor Freeborn examines the particular phases of the genre's development, and in particular the development after 1917: the early fiction which explored the relationship between revolution and instinct, such as Pil'nyak's The Naked Year; the first attempts at mythmaking in Leonov's The Badgers and Furmanov's Chapayev; the next phase, in which novelists turned to the investigation of ideas, exemplified most notably by Zamyatin's We; the resumption of the classical approach in such works as Olesha's Envy, which explore the interaction between the individual and society. and finally the appearance of the revolutionary epic in Gorky's The Life of Klim Samgin, Sholokhov's Quiet Flows the Don, and Alexey Tolstoy's The Road to Calvary. Professor Freeborn also examines the way this kind of novel has undergone change in response to revolutionary change; and he shows how an important feature of this process has been the implicit assumption that the revolutionary novel is distinguished by its right to pass an objective, independent judgement on revolution and the revolutionary image of man. This is a comprehensive and challenging study of a uniquely Russian tradition of writing, which draws on a great range of novels, many of them little-known in the West. As with other titles in this series all quotations have been translated.

It’s Holiday Season. In the spirit of classic Science Fiction, Christmas at the Puzzle Store takes you to places strange, but recognizable. Mostly. Whether it’s chasing a fugitive or fleeing the ghosts of the past, everyone ends up at the Puzzle Store as you'll see in these five original stories, first published here: The Ghost of Christmas Maybe On the Feast of Stephen Christmas on the Village Green How Santa Saved Christmas In Royal David’s City Mac’s having a sale. Be careful which puzzles you look at, because you may never see a jigsaw puzzle the same way again.

Fyodor Dostoevsky is known as the author of some of the most important Russian novels of the 19th Century. His greatness is his command of a multitude of human factors, from the most saintly to the most pathological, delineating the deepest emotional states from the perversely criminal and the profoundest sense of evil to a sublime belief in a Christian God. Throughout, as this biography shows, he never became detached from the realities of the Russian world. Book jacket.

Devastated by the death of his wife, joy, purpose, and meaning abandon Mac. Each day drags him into emptiness–a relentless march toward nothing. Then Mac stumbles across the Puzzle Store. This mysterious store holds nothing he expects. And everything he needs. Some doors open to ordinary places. Others transform your entire world. The Puzzle Store waits for those brave enough to discover which kind of door they will walk through. The Puzzle Store. Transform your destiny. Before it's too late.

Betrayed by the one person she expected to trust for life, Megan fled. Alone, she searched for refuge in the Florida panhandle. A string of low-rate, exploitative jobs kicked her to rock bottom. Even the weather betrays her, dumping her deeper into misery. Then, Megan seeks shelter in the Puzzle Store. This mysterious store holds nothing she expects. And everything she needs. Some doors open to ordinary places. Others transform your entire world. The Puzzle Store waits for those brave enough to discover which kind of door they will walk through. The Puzzle Store. Transform your destiny. Before it's too late.

A Diamond Beach Romance Sue Williams rebuilt her life from heartbreak. After losing her husband six years ago, the respected nursing director poured her energy into Diamond Beach Medical Center. Love isn't an option—until she comes face-to-face with the man she rejected decades ago. Rick Miller never believed in second chances. Thirty-five years in the Marines taught him life moves forward, never back. When Rick returns to his Florida Panhandle hometown of Diamond Beach after his mother collapses, the past crashes into him with the force of a Gulf hurricane. Sue's protective friends, and Rick's demons from combat, threaten to come between them and happiness. As Diamond Beach glitters around them—from swaying palms to elegant beachfront restaurants—can two people find the courage to open their hearts again? A second chance, silver fox, older couple romance.

Betrayed. Tormented. Pushed to the limit and beyond, Tony seeks refuge from his troubles and tormenters in the Puzzle Store. This mysterious store holds nothing Tony expects. And everything he needs. Some doors open to ordinary places. Others transform your entire world. The Puzzle Store waits for those brave enough to discover which kind of door to walk through. The Puzzle Store. Transform your destiny. Before it's too late.

Jacob fought desperately to save Jerusalem from the Babylonian invaders. Now, injured and in exile, Jacob builds a new life among his former enemies in the city of Babylon. A life including Miriam, a raven-haired widow who quickly becomes assistant and partner as Jacob rights injustice in the dark undersides of Babylonian society. Follow Jacob and Miriam's adventures in these stories: Sacred Secrets Temple Justice Next Year in Jerusalem The Judah Code Saving Saul Family Harmony If you love historical mysteries with a dash of romance, Beginnings in Babylon is for you.

When the world turns you inside out and upside down, you need someone special. You need heroes. You need heroines. Normal men. Normal women. Not normal situations. Situations that give you three choices. You can run, you can call for help, or you can go forward. Going forward is the choice every hero takes in the five original stories first published in this collection. By Their Fruits Shall I Know Them Holding the Ridgeline In the Eye of the Beholder Quiet Time When the Wind Howls A Frailty of Heroes gives you the options. When that choice falls to you, what will it be?