The City of the Yellow Devil: Pamphlets, Articles and Letters About America (1906)

154 Pages·1977·4.91 MB·English

by  Maxim Gorky

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CONTENTS
IN AMERICA
The Cityo ft heY elloDwe vil 7
Realmo fB oredom 20
TheM ob . . . . . .. . . 35
MY INTERVIEWS
Oneo ft heK ingosf t heR epublic 47
A PrieosftM orality 63
TheL ordosf L ife. . . . . . 75
ARTICLES
Repltyo a QuestionnRaeicreei vFerdo ma n American
Magazi.n e. . . . . . . . .. • . . .9 5 . .
TheB ourgeoPirse ss. . . . . . . .9 8 . . . . .
CapitalTiesrtr oirn A merica AgaNiengsrtoW orkers1 04
On WhoseS ide",M asteorfsC ulture." ?. . . • 1• 10
LETTERS
To WilliaDm. H aywooda ndC harleMso yerL,e aders
oft heW esterFne deratoifoM ni ner.s . . 187
To EditoorfsN ew YorkN ewspapers 187
To L.B .K rasin. 138
To K.P .P yatnits.k y 140
To A.V .A mfiteatr.o v 141
To Y. P.P eshkov.a 142
To K.P .P yatnitsky 143
To I.P .L adyzhnikov 143
To I.P .L adyzhnikov 144
To K.P .P yatnitsky 145
To A.V .A mfiteatrov 147
To A.V .A mfiteatrov 147
To Y.P .P eshkov. a 148
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widely.
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