Essays

Translated from the Russian and Edited by S.S. Koteliansky

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One of Dostoevsky’s early letters has recently been published in Russia. It gives quite a clear picture of his state of mind during the first years of his literary activity.

With his...

War correspondents have never evidenced much interest in their paternity, but at least they have entertained no doubts as to the parent’s identity. Sir William Howard Russell, by universal agreement, is accorded the title “Father of War...

Secure in his widowerhood and faithful to the memory of Martha Wayles, not two years dead, Thomas Jefferson had set sail for France in the summer of 1784 as Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of Louis XVI. It may have been that this...

A wise saying is probably the earliest form of a popular story, taking place as an observed experience many times before it is shaped as an incident.

Releasing an e-book as a stand alone application is a lousy new trend. It’s bad for authors, it’s bad for publishers, and it’s bad for customers.

A Vietnamese American Army Captain’s view of the war in Iraq.

The internet is filled with gossip, hucksterism, schlock, back-biting, and valueless aggregation about the publishing industry. Poets & Writers magazine is a diamond in the junk.