Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Name: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Author: Nikolai Leskov

by Nikolai Leskov

Tragedy depicting a merchant's wife's descent into adultery, murder, and moral degradation

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Nikolai Leskov

Russian author celebrated for his richly idiomatic storytelling and his gallery of peculiarly Russian characters from all walks of life. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and The Enchanted Wanderer are his most celebrated works.

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