Four works by great 19th-century Russian author: «The Nose», a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; «Old-Fashioned Farmers», a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; «The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich», one of Gogol’s most famous comic stories; and «The Overcoat», widely considered a masterpiece of form.