The Enchanted Wanderer

The tale "The Enchanted Wanderer" is one of the timeless masterpieces of the fairy tale prose of Leskov — a writer who mastered this literary form. The captivating story of the tumultuous, adventure-filled life of the old novice Ivan Severianovich frames the main idea of this work — there are no such terrible crimes and such burning passions from which a truly Russian soul could not ascend to holiness, purified through sincere repentance and faith. The collection also includes the tales "The Sealed Angel" and "The Toupée Artist."