Stories in this collection of Russian authors include Mumu by Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883, The Shot by Pushkin, Aleksandre Sergeevich, 1799-1837, St. John's Eve by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich, 1809-1852, and An old Acquaintance by Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.