In this story, a drunkard who likes to insult Germans at any opportunity refuses to comply with the protagonist's wishes to repair rather than replace an object.
In this story, a drunkard who likes to insult Germans at any opportunity refuses to comply with the protagonist's wishes to repair rather than replace an object. A doctor asks the protagonist's landlady to order a coffin in this story. Early in this story, the narrator lists a series of names that were rejected by the mother of the protagonist, who as a titular councilor deeply enjoys hand-copying documents. A government official who had slighted the protagonist is visited by the protagonist's ghost in St. Petersburg in this short story. For 10 points, name this story in which Akaky Akakievich buys and then loses the title garment, written by Nikolai Gogol.
In this story, a drunkard who likes to insult Germans at any opportunity refuses to comply with the protagonist's wishes to repair rather than replace an object.
"The Overcoat" [or "The Cloak"; or "Shinel"]