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This is one of two possible, but not seen, books in Hodder & Stoughton's Great Russian Fiction Series
. They are listed on the rear cover of the jacket of The Little Angel. A copy of the book has been seen, but not with a jacket. A jacket design by Blampied is assumed as five others in the series have a jacket designed by him. If you have a copy with a jacket, please let me know.
Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1941) was a Russian writer and artist. This book is a translation of his novel A Hero of our Time which was first published in London in 1912 by Herbert and Daniel under the title 'The Heart of a Russian'. The book was translated from the Russian by J.H. Wisdom and Marr Murray.
First edition, thus
Bibliography code: HOD-15.9
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Series: Great Russian Fiction
Year: 1915
Format: 8vo
Pages: 335
Binding: Red decorated cloth with large black Imperial Russian eagle impressed in black with small shield of St. George and Dragon within; title above and author below in black. Spine in black from top: Great Russian Fiction, title, author, Imperial crest, publisher
Size: Not seen
Dust jacket signed:
Internal illustrations: none
Price: 2 shillings 6 pence
Printing history: not seen
Printed by: not known