In this novel, a woman recalls how her blacksmith spontaneously combusted a
In this novel, a woman recalls how her blacksmith spontaneously combusted after drinking too much. A character in this novel shows off the wolf that he keeps in his stable and tells two servants to beat up a guest who catches him cheating at checkers. In this novel, a postman relates the story of an army captain-turned-bandit with a missing arm and leg. This novel ends mid-sentence with the words "we can scarcely" as the Prince comments on the dark future, and its first (*) part ends with a comparison of a country to a speeding sled. The protagonist of this novel flees town after being accused of forging the will of Khlobuev's aunt, and he had earlier signed contracts with Sobakevich and Manilov. For 10 points, name this novel in which Chichikov buys deceased serfs, a work of Nikolai Gogol.
In this novel, a woman recalls how her blacksmith spontaneously combusted after drinking too much.