THE SEVEN WHO WERE HANGED
By Leonid Andreyev
CONTENTS
DEDICATION
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
THE SEVEN WHO WERE HANGED
CHAPTER I. AT ONE O’CLOCK, YOUR EXCELLENCY!
CHAPTER II. CONDEMNED TO BE HANGED
CHAPTER III. WHY SHOULD I BE HANGED?
CHAPTER IV. WE COME FROM ORYOL
CHAPTER V. KISS-AND SAY NOTHING
CHAPTER VI. THE HOURS ARE RUSHING
CHAPTER VII. THERE IS NO DEATH
CHAPTER VIII. THERE IS DEATH AS WELL AS LIFE
CHAPTER IX. DREADFUL SOLITUDE
CHAPTER X. THE WALLS ARE FALLING
CHAPTER XI. ON THE WAY TO THE SCAFFOLD
HE WHO GETS SLAPPED
A PLAY IN FOUR ACTS
By Leonid Andreyev
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION,
ACT I,
ACT II,
ACT III,
ACT IV
WHEN THE KING LOSES HIS HEAD
AND OTHER STORIES
By Leonid Andreyev
CONTENTS
WHEN THE KING LOSES HIS HEAD
JUDAS ISCARIOT
LAZARUS
LIFE OF FATHER VASSILY
BEN-TOBITH
THE MARSEILLAISE
DIES IRAE
THE LITTLE ANGEL
AND OTHER STORIES
By L. N. Andreyev
CONTENTS
PREFACE
THE LITTLE ANGEL
AT THE ROADSIDE STATION
SNAPPER
THE LIE
AN ORIGINAL
PETKA AT THE BUNGALOW
SILENCE
LAUGHTER
THE FRIEND
IN THE BASEMENT
THE CITY
THE MARSEILLAISE
THE TOCSIN
BARGAMOT AND GARASKA
STEPPING-STONES
THE SPY
THE LIFE OF MAN
A Play In Five Acts
By Leonidas Andreyev
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
ACT I—THE BIRTH OF THE MAN
ACT II—LOVE AND POVERTY
ACT III—THE BALL GIVEN BY THE MAN
ACT IV—RUIN AND BEREAVEMENT
ACT V—THE DEATH OF THE MAN