The first volume of the Works of the Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923) includes stories, feuilletons, pamphlets written in 1901-1908. Translation from Czech Compilation and notes by S. V. Nikolsky The text is printed according to the edition: Hasek Jaroslav. Collected works in six volumes. T1.– M.: Fiction, 1983.

The collection of works by the outstanding Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek (1883 - 1923) includes the most famous and beloved stories by the reader: “Soup for Poor Children”, “The Story of Pig Xaver ", "A Lesson in the Law of God" and others. These stories make it possible to judge both the main stages of Hasek's creative development and the diversity of his satirical and humorous talent.