The volume presents little-known works by F. Sologub: the novel about the joys and sorrows of love “Sweeter than Poison” (1912), published for the first time these days, and stories from two cycles that continue the intimate and lyrical theme: “The Book of Transformations” (1906–1908) and "The Book of Aspirations" (1901–1911). This volume is one of those that opens the forgotten pages of the legacy of the outstanding master of Russian literature, confirming the judgment of Alexander Blok about him: “In modern literature, I do not know anything more integral than the work of Sologub”