1985 Unwin trade paperback. Cover glossy and square, slight shelfwear. Spine tight, one light crease. Small sale stickers on cover, otherwise no stamps or writing anywhere. Pages clean, unmarked, pristine, but tanned. I ship within 24 hours but allow 6-14 days for standard delivery. Need it faster? Choose expedited shipping. Free USPS delivery confirmation
Dr. Ronald Francis Hingley (1920-2010) was a scholar, translator and historian of Russia, specializing in Russian history and literature.
Hingley was editor of the nine-volume collection of Chekhov's works published by Oxford University Press between 1974 and 1980. He also wrote numerous books including biographies of Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Stalin and Boris Pasternak. He won the James Tait Black Award for his 1976 biography A New Life of Anton Chekhov. He also translated several works of Russian literature, among them Alexander Solzhenitsyn's classic One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which Hingley co-translated with Max Hayward.
He was a Governing Body Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford from 1961 to 1987 and an Emeritus Fellow from 1987 onwards.