About the book: year / Nikolay Alexandrovich LEKIN (1841–1906) - humorist of the 80s. A writer of enormous prolificacy - the author of several thousand scenes and stories. R. in a merchant family. Served in various commercial enterprises. Since the 60s, he devoted himself entirely to literary activities. Collaborated in the journal. “Iskra”, “Library for reading”, “Contemporary”, “Notes of the Fatherland”. Since the 70s he worked as chief. arr. in the Petersburg newspaper. Since the 80s he became an editor and publisher of the magazine. "Fragments».