Stone

Stone by Osip Mandelstam

"Stone" is the title of Mandelstam's first book of poems composed between 1908 and 1915. It was first published in 1913, then in 1916, 1923 and 1928 with the substantial revisions and additions.

The cover of the first edition of the "Stone"

Contents

• The careful and muted sound, 1908
• The Christmas trees are shining, 1908
• From the semi-dark hall, 1908
• To read only children's books, 1908
• More tender than tender, 1909
• I'm given a body – what to do with it?, 1909
• Up out of an evil clinging pool, 1910
• A meagre beam in a cold measure, 1911
• The dull air is moist and resounding, 1911
• Hagia Sophia, 1912
• Insomnia. Homer. The rows of stretched sails, 1915.

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• The careful and muted sound, 1908
• The Christmas trees are shining, 1908
• From the semi-dark hall, 1908
• To read only children's books, 1908
• More tender than tender, 1909
• I'm given a body – what to do with it?, 1909
• Up out of an evil clinging pool, 1910
• A meagre beam in a cold measure, 1911
• The dull air is moist and resounding, 1911
• Hagia Sophia, 1912
• Insomnia. Homer. The rows of stretched sails, 1915

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Original:	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in 1938, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
Translation:	This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.