Excerpt from Dmitri a Dramatic Sketch From Russian History In dealing with the character of Dmitri, the author, whilst preserving its most salient features, has sought to depict the strange complexities and contra dictions, which would seem inseparable from the individuality of one who had made deception his rule of life, and whose very success had filled him with a cynical contempt for those whom he had deceived but it is only in the incidents which serve as the groundwork of the plot - such as the pretender's te ...
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Excerpt from Dmitri a Dramatic Sketch From Russian History In dealing with the character of Dmitri, the author, whilst preserving its most salient features, has sought to depict the strange complexities and contra dictions, which would seem inseparable from the individuality of one who had made deception his rule of life, and whose very success had filled him with a cynical contempt for those whom he had deceived but it is only in the incidents which serve as the groundwork of the plot - such as the pretender's te cognition by Marpha, his marriage with Marina, the pardon of Schouiski, the fidelity of Basmanoff, and the �meute which ended in his death - that any attempt has been made to preserve strict historical accuracy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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