On evenings, I spent the entire study period reading….From that time on, the world began to broaden around me, beyond any tangible limits. The world, as portrayed in those works destined for young people, was...

I was so enthused with literature — not stuck on literature, but in love with letters — that I was easily inclined to bring all the conversations round to works I had read or fictitious...

Yet I had become very attached to George Roc. I liked him, not for the joy of playing with him, not for some talent that made him stand out from the rest, not even for...