The Seven Who Were Hanged
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About This Book
Leonid Andreyev (1871-1919) wrote a collection of tales in Seven Who Hanged. It is the story from sentence to execution of five condemned Russian terrorists and two murderers. As the revolutionists await their death, it is seen that each of them is a hero whose courage and purity of soul remain constant to the end. These haunting tales were written by one of Russia's most popular turn-of-the-century prose writers. Considered artistically and philosophically revolutionary, the author contemplates such themes as chaos, madness, destruction, and death. The collection includes "The Seven Who Were ...
Chapters (19)
- The Seven who were Hanged
- A STORY
- Authorized Translation From The Russian By Herman Bernstein.
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- [Translation of the Foregoing Letter in Russian]
- THE SEVEN WHO WERE HANGED
- CHAPTER I AT ONE O’CLOCK, YOUR EXCELLENCY!
- CHAPTER II CONDEMNED TO BE HANGED
- CHAPTER III WHY SHOULD I BE HANGED?
- CHAPTER IV WE COME FROM ORYOL
- CHAPTER V KISS—AND SAY NOTHING
- CHAPTER VI THE HOURS ARE RUSHING
- CHAPTER VII THERE IS NO DEATH
- CHAPTER VIII THERE IS DEATH AS WELL AS LIFE
- CHAPTER IX DREADFUL SOLITUDE
- CHAPTER X THE WALLS ARE FALLING
- CHAPTER XI ON THE WAY TO THE SCAFFOLD
- CHAPTER XII THEY ARE HANGED
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