Front matter
Reading edition
Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed. Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text. The footnotes follow the text. Chapter I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII (etext transcriber's note)
THE DUEL
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Alexander Kuprin was born in 1870. He passed through the Cadet School and Military College at Moscow, entered the Army as lieutenant in 1890, and resigned after seven years to devote himself to literature.
THE DUEL
By A. KUPRIN
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First published in 1916 [An abridged version was published under the title “In Honour’s Name” in 1907] (All rights reserved)