Three Russian Tales of the Eighteenth Century: The Comely Cook, Vanka Kain, and "Poor Liza"

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Three Russian Tales of the Eighteenth Century This page is intentionally left blank Three Russian Tales of the EIGHTEENTH CENTURY The Comely Cook, Vanka Kain, and “Poor Liza” Mikhail Chulkov, Matvei Komarov, and Nikolai Karamzin TranslaT ed and w i Th an in Troduc Ti on by d avi d Gaspere TTi n i u p r e s s DeKalb, IL © 2012 by northern illinois university press published by the northern illinois university press, deKalb, illinois 60115 Manufactured in the united states using acid-free paper all rights reserved design by shaun allshouse Jacket illustration courtesy of the lilly library, indiana university, bloomington, indiana Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Three russian tales of the eighteenth century : The comely cook, vanka Kain, and “poor liza” / Mikhail chulkov, Matvei Komarov, and nikolai Karamzin ; translated and with an introduction by david Gasperetti. pages ; cm includes bibliographical references. isbn 978-0-87580-674-7 (paperback : alkaline paper) — isbn 978-160909 -031-9 (e-book) i. Gasperetti, david wayne, 1952–, translator, writer of added commentary. ii. 880-01 chulkov, Mikhail dmitrievich, 1740–1793. prigozhaia povarikha. english. iii. 880-02 M. K. (Matvei Komarov). obstoiatel’noe i viernoe opisanie dobrykh i zlykh diel rossiiskago moshennika, vora, razboinika i byvshago Moskovskago syshchika van’ki Kaina. english. iv. 880-03 Karamzin, nikolai Mikhailovich, 1766–1826. bednaia liza. english. 2012. pG3213.T47 2012 891.73’208—dc23 2011047289 ...