The Official Library of JP Brown

Author: Gogol, Nikolai

Description:
The ambitious Chichikov schemes to buy up the ‘dead souls’ (the names of serfs who have died since the last census and are not listed officially as dead) from their previous owners. In doing so he hopes to establish himself as the owner of many ’souls’ and by pawning the souls become a wealthy man. In doing this he travels through Russia meeting a variety of odd and interesting characters.

LOCATION: BIN X