N.A. Leikin is a well-known writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, once again demonstrating his mastery of the word. Today we present a collection of works devoted to hunting, fishing, and other “hunts” and human interests—among them a love of pigeons, dogs, horses, and even insects. Some of the heroes are not unfamiliar with a craving for collecting rarities and with a love of beauty, as well as with strange habits, vices, and dependencies…
As is well known, the stories of hunters and fishermen with their adventures, tall tales, and exaggerations are always, practically, anecdotes—and in the performance of a virtuoso writer, these funny, imbued with irony, kindhearted texts are hardly likely to leave anyone indifferent. They will please and lift the spirits of any reader, even the most sorrowful one.