In one story by him, the tale of a (*) goblin haunting an old paper-mill and the tale of a carpenter who was nearly enchanted by a laughing mermaid until he made the sign of the cross are told by superstitious peasant boys as they sit round a fire cooking potatoes in the title meadow.
An anecdote in one work by this author describes a student who remains silent during an oral exam, except to ask repeatedly to change exam questions. A conversation with a constable about fixing a bridge on his property causes one of this author's characters to realize that he is "unoriginal". That title character from one of this author's stories suddenly begins telling his life story to the man he's sharing a bed with, while they are guests at a country house. In one story by him, the tale of a (*) goblin haunting an old paper-mill and the tale of a carpenter who was nearly enchanted by a laughing mermaid until he made the sign of the cross are told by superstitious peasant boys as they sit round a fire cooking potatoes in the title meadow. For 10 points, name this Russian author who included the stories "Hamlet of the Shchigrovsky District" and "Bezhin Lea" in his collection A Sportsman's Sketches.
An anecdote in one work by this author describes a student who remains silent during an oral exam, except to ask repeatedly to change exam questions.
Ivan (Sergeyevich) Turgenev