Michael Strogoff Chapter 8 - Going Up the Kama
In which the bustling confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers serves as a vivid backdrop to the steamer Caucasus’s pause at Kasan, where Michael Strogoff observes a troupe of enigmatic Tsiganes and co...
31 Mar 13min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 7 - Going Down the Volga
In which the steamboat Caucasus departs from Nijni-Novgorod along the great and winding Volga, carrying a motley company of travellers whose fortunes are shadowed by recent edicts and whispered anxiet...
31 Mar 17min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 6 - Brother and Sister
In which strict orders expel all foreigners of Asiatic origin from the province, transforming the bustling fair of Nijni-Novgorod into a deserted market, and prompt Michael Strogoff to consider the we...
30 Mar 13min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 5 - The Two Announcements
In which Michael Strogoff arrives at the bustling and colourful fair of Nijni-Novgorod, where the mingling of traders, performers, and curious travellers creates a vivid tapestry of the vast Russian E...
30 Mar 18min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 3 - Michael Strogoff Meets the Czar
In which the hardy and resolute Michael Strogoff is summoned before the Czar and entrusted with a crucial mission requiring courage, endurance, and unyielding resolve, drawn from his rugged upbringing...
29 Mar 12min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 4 - From Moscow to Nijni-Novgorod
In which we accompany Michael Strogoff as he embarks on a covert and perilous journey eastward, assuming the guise of a simple merchant to navigate the vast and restless expanse of Russia amidst whisp...
29 Mar 28min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 1 - A Fete at the New Palace
In which a splendid fête unfolds within the illuminated halls of the New Palace at Moscow, where nobles and diplomats mingle amidst delicate music and picturesque splendour, all under the watchful eye...
28 Mar 21min
Michael Strogoff Chapter 2 - Russians and Tartars
In which the reader is introduced to the vast and remote expanse of Siberia, its political unrest, and the looming threat of a Tartar rebellion stirred by an elusive and dangerous exile. The Czar, tro...
28 Mar 20min
