(035879) Leskov, Nikolai. The Enchanted Wanderer And Other Stories. New York: Vintage Books, 2013. 1st Printing t. Paperback. 8vo. 575 pages. Fine with no DJ. Reprint of a Russian author's stories first published in 1873 . Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (1831-1895) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others, Leskov is credited with creating a comprehensive picture of contemporary Russian society using mostly short literary forms. HIs major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1865) , The Cathedral Clergy (1872) , The Enchanted Wanderer (1873 ) , and The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea (1881) ISBN: 9780307388872
