Category: Russian Literature

All Things are Possible

Shestov, Lev, 1866-1938; Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955 [Translator]· 2 chapters· 43,918 words

The obscure streets of life do not offer the conveniences of the central thoroughfares: no electric light, no gas, not even a kerosene lamp-bracket. There are no pavements: the traveller has to fumble his way in the dark. If he needs a light, he must wait for a thunderbolt, or...

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2. PART II

Light reveals to us beauty--but also ugliness. Throw vitriol in the face of a beautiful woman, and the beauty is gone, no power on earth will enable us to look upon her with the...

1. PART I

The obscure streets of life do not offer the conveniences of the central thoroughfares: no electric light, no gas, not even a kerosene lamp-bracket. There are no pavements: the...