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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Russ 61

Fyodor Sologub papers concerning The little demon

Overview

Letters to Russian-born American author John Cournos from Russian novelist Fyodor Sologub and other items concerning Cournos translation of Sologub's The little demon

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1916

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in Russian and French.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

1 linear feet (1 volume)

Includes typescripts of the foreword written by Sologub for Cournos' translation of Melkiibes, translated as The little demon and letters to Cournos from Sologub, among other items.

Biographical / Historical

Sologub (real name Fedor Kuz'mich Teternikov) was a Russian poet, novelist, translator, and playwright. Cournos was a Russian-born American author.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

*88M-11. Purchased with the Bayard L. Kilgour, Jr. Fund for Belles Lettres; received: 1989 March.

Title
Sologub, Fyodor, 1863-1927. Fyodor Sologub papers concerning The little demon: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00433

Repository Details

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