Cross-eyed Lefty and the Steel Flea

Download or read book Cross-eyed Lefty and the Steel Flea written by Nikolai Leskov and published by Skomlin. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tsar Alexander I of Russia, while visiting England with his servant Platov is shown a number of impressive modern inventions. Platov insists that things in Russia are much better but then they are shown a mechanical flea as small as a crumb with a key to wind it up that can only be seen through a microscope. Nicolas orders Platov to find a Russian to beat the English at this game and Platov travels to Tula to find a gunsmith to do the job. This novella is a gem of Russian literature. It is one of Leskov’s finest works and marks him as ingenious storyteller and stylistic virtuoso.