Word: alexei
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stories, "Alexei's Rifle" has the best plot. A more skilful writer than most of us are could have made it a very striking piece of work. In its present form, however, it is creditable. The narrative drags a little after the shooting, where Ivan's somewhat rhetorical monologue might have been omitted to advantage...