"From Nikolai Leskov's enormous and varied literary output over some forty years, we have selected six works which represent each period and the contrasting genres and subjects of his fiction. Two of these stories ... have never been translated into English before ... Earlier English versions [of the other four stories] have been inadequate: the new versions in this collection not only correct mistakes by previous translators, but are based on Leskov's original text, not the censor's deletions, and aim, we believe ...
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"From Nikolai Leskov's enormous and varied literary output over some forty years, we have selected six works which represent each period and the contrasting genres and subjects of his fiction. Two of these stories ... have never been translated into English before ... Earlier English versions [of the other four stories] have been inadequate: the new versions in this collection not only correct mistakes by previous translators, but are based on Leskov's original text, not the censor's deletions, and aim, we believe successfully, at capturing the peculiarly enchanting qualities of Leskov's narratives. Leskov has been overlooked outside Russia, where the general critical opinion is that he is a writer who deserves the same status as Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, or Chekhov. This selection should go a long way to restoring Leskov to the ranking he merits"--
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