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The night before Christmas

Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich, 1809-18522014
Books, Manuscripts
Gogol's classic, uproarious folktale, presented in a beautiful hardcover edition perfect for giving as a gift. Written in 1831, this dark tale relates the adventures of Vakula, the blacksmith, in his fight against the devil, who has stolen the moon above the village of Dikanka and is wreaking havoc on its inhabitants, all to win the love of the most beautiful girl in town.
Main title:
The night before Christmas / Nikolai Gogol ; illustrations by Vladamir Makovsky ; translated by Anna Summers.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2014.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Russian.
ISBN:
9780143122487 (hbk)0143122487
Dewey class:
891.7'33CL891.733
Language:
EnglishRussian
BRN:
903131
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