Preference of the Gentleman Writer: A Novella

Preference of the Gentleman Writer is a historical detective story, the main character of which is the famous Russian writer Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin. The action of the novella unfolds at the end of the 19th century, when revolutionary sentiments are strong in the Russian Empire and various political groups are active. The detective story revolves around the well-known revolutionary organization Narodnaya Volya, whose members do not shy away from any means to achieve democratic reforms. The famous writer Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin also finds himself in the field of activity of the Narodovoltses. This captivating novella is a continuation of a series of works on the relationship between the writer and the authorities in Russia's history, within the framework of which books about Fyodor Tyutchev, Alexander Kuprin, and Alexander Blok have already been released.