One character in this novel orders his servant to clean the dust off of a cake which has been sitting in his house for several years.
One character in this novel orders his servant to clean the dust off of a cake which has been sitting in his house for several years. A postmaster in this novel tells the story of a captain who lost an arm and a leg in battle. One character in this novel gets infuriated when the protagonist refuses to continue playing checkers with him. The protagonist of this novel is arrested for forging the will of Khlobuyev's aunt, and after he is pardoned, this novel ends in mid-sentence. Its protagonist, who is frequently mistaken for Captain Kopeikin, approaches landowners like Nozdryov, Sobakevitch and Manilov to ask them to sell him the title things. For 10 points, name this novel in which Pavel Chichikov buys up deceased serfs, written by Nikolai Gogol.
One character in this novel orders his servant to clean the dust off of a cake which has been sitting in his house for several years.
Dead Souls [or Mertvye dushi]