A Man on the Clock

A short story was written in 1887. The firstly created title was - "Saving the Dying One". A few historical figures are the characters of this short story: Captain Miller, ober-politsmeyster Kokoshkin, lieutenant colonel Svinyin. In the figure of the "lord" the contemporaries guessed the metropolitan Filaret. Nikolas I and the great prince Mikhail Pavlovich are remembered in the work. The details ...