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When the King Loses His Head, and Other Stories

by Leonid Andreyev

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with fully interactive table of contens1. WHEN THE KING LOSES HIS HEAD 2. JUDAS ISCARIOT 3. LAZARUS 4. BEN-TOBITH 5. THE MARSEILLAISE 6. DIES IRAE Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871 – 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short story writer. He is one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the Silver Age period in Russian history. Andreev's style combines elements of realist, naturalist and symbolist schools in literature.

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