About the book: 1998 / This volume of the collected works of Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Teffi includes mostly stories unknown to the modern reader, written both before the revolution and during emigrations united by a common theme. In them, the writer conveys mystical moods that reflect the worldview of a turning point. For the first time, the book “The Witch,” published in Berlin in 1936, and a number of works published in pre-revolutionary periodicals are being republished. The reader can also get acquainted with the best stories from the collection “The Lifeless Beast” (1916).http://ruslit.traumlibrary.net