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Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) was a poet, playwright, and novelist who achieved literary prominence before he was twenty. His radical politics led to government censorship and periods of banishment from the capital, but he eventually married a popular society beauty and be­came a regular part of court life. Notoriously touchy about his honor, he died at age thirty-seven in a duel with his wife’s alleged lover.
The Queen of Spades
Novels, Tales, Journeys
Boris Godunov, Little Tragedies, and Others
Selected Poetry
Novels, Tales, Journeys
The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin
The Captain's Daughter and Other Stories
The Captain's Daughter
Eugene Onegin
Tales of Belkin and Other Prose Writings

Books

The Queen of Spades
Novels, Tales, Journeys
Boris Godunov, Little Tragedies, and Others
Selected Poetry
Novels, Tales, Journeys
The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin
The Captain's Daughter and Other Stories
The Captain's Daughter
Eugene Onegin
Tales of Belkin and Other Prose Writings

Books for Women’s History Month

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