Considered in his day Russia's greatest poet, Pushkin was famous not only for works that inspired ballets and operas, such as Eugene Onegin and Boris Godunov, but for his stories--"The Queen of Spades" and many others--all of which are collected here in a translation that captures their grace and vitality. Includes "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarelled with Ivan Nikiforovich."

Introduction --A novel in letters -- The tales of the late Ivan Petrovitch Belkin: From the editor ; The shot ; The blizzard ; The undertaker ; The postmaster ; The squire's daughter -- The history of the village of Gorukhino -- Roslavlev -- Dubrovsky -- The queen of spades -- Kirdjali -- Egyptian nights -- The captain's daughter.