This is the first unabridged translation of the first three books of Konstantin Paustovsky's magnum opus.

CONTENTSPrecious DustInscription On a RockArtificial FlowersMy First Short StoryLightningCharacters RevoltThe Story of a NovelThe Heart RemembersTreasury of Russian WordsVocabulary NotesIncident at "Alshwang Stores"Some Sidelights on ...

This is how Paustovsky serves it." - Olga Berggolts "Konstantin Paustovsky cannot possibly know all his disciples because there are millions of them in this country of ours.