Gorky, Maksim 1868-1936 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Twenty-six and One, and Other Stories" by Maksim Gorky is a collection published in 1899. The title story follows twenty-six men toiling in a cellar bakery, scorned by those around them. Their sole comfort is sixteen-year-old Tanya, who visits each morning. When a boastful soldier arrives and disrupts their fragile refuge, their devotion is tested. This cruelly realistic yet poetic tale explores beauty, disillusionment, and human dignity among society's downtrodden, earning recognition as one of Gorky's finest early works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Twenty-Six and One -- Tchelkache -- Malva. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-six_Men_and_a_Girl Release date is 2004-12-27 E-text prepared by Al Haines Original publication data not identified Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14480 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14480 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133336.0 14480