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Title: Yama (The Pit)
Author: Alexandra Kuprin
Release Date: December, 2003 [Etext #4706] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on March 5, 2002]
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Language: English
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YAMA [THE PIT]
Of this edition, intended for private circulation only, and printed from type on Berkeley Antique laid paper, 950 copies have been printed for America, and 550 for Great Britain. Also, 55 unnumbered copies, for the press.
This copy is Number 223
YAMA [THE PIT]
A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS
BY ALEXANDRA KUPRIN
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN
BY BERNARD GUILBERT GUERNEY
"All the horror is in just this, that there is no horror ..."
AUTHOR'S DEDICATION
I know that many will find this novel immoral and indecent; nevertheless, I dedicate it with all my heart to MOTHERS AND YOUTHS--A. K.
