The modern reader is completely unfamiliar with popular literature, because books by M. Komarov, N. Zryakhov, I. Kassirov can only be found in the rare book departments of large libraries, in museums and bibliophile private collections.

You should not assume that the collection will introduce you to literary masterpieces. However, having become acquainted with the popular print book, you will probably envy its author’s convinced belief in the meaningfulness and justice of the world order, admire the spontaneity of perception and the clarity of moral ideals... And you will smile when faced with the naivety and simplicity of ideas about life.

In the “Appendices” section, the reader will find previously unpublished memoirs of I. Kassirov about the publishers of popular print books, about meetings with L.N. Tolstoy and much more.

Contents: The tale of the glorious and strong hero Bova Korolevich and his beautiful wife Druzhnevna; The tale of the strong and glorious knight Eruslan Lazarevich, about his courage and the unimaginable beauty of his wife Anastasia Vakhrameevna (in processed by I. Kassirov); The Tale of the Adventures of the English Mylord George and the Brandenburg Margravess Friederike-Louise (processed by N. Komarov); Zryakhov I. The Battle of the Russians with the Kabardians, or the Beautiful Mohammedan Dying on the Coffin of her Husband; Evstigneev M. The Devil in Lipstick jar.