This book contain collection of 13 books1. Taras Bulba [1835]2. Dead Souls [1841-46]3. The Inspector-General (The Government Inspector) [1836]4. St John’s Eve5. How the Two Ivans Quarrelled (The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich)6. Memoirs of a Madman (Diary of a Madman)7. The Nose [1836]8. The Calash (The Carriage) [1836]9. The Cloak (The Overcoat) [1842]10. The Mysterious Portrait [1842]11. A May Night ; or the Drowned Maiden12. Taras Bulba [1835]13. The ViyAbout the AuthorNikolai GogolUkrainian-born Russian writer. Although his early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing and identity, he wrote in Russian and his works belong to the tradition of Russian literature; often called the "father of modern Russian realism" he was one of the first Russian authors to criticize his country’s way of life. The novels Taras Bul’ba (1835; 1842 [revised edition]) and Dead Souls [1842], the play The Inspector-General (1836, 1842), and the short stories Diary of a Madman, The Nose and The Overcoat [1842] are among his best known works. With their scrupulous and scathing realism, ethical criticism as well as philosophical depth, they remain some of the most important works of world literature.