Not in the Mood. Sketches from the Life of People and Dogs

Sometimes people get a dog's share, and dogs have it no easier than people. The main character of the novel «Not in the Mood», Ekaterina Petrovna, the daughter of a merchant, is married off to a bureaucrat chosen for her,... and from the very first day of their life together, she realizes that he married for money. In despair, she tries to find a better lot for herself, but where can she run?
The main character of the story «The Notes of Polkan», the dog Polkan, would perfectly understand the girl: he himself runs away from home because his stingy owners do not want to pay the dog tax, and becomes involved in relationships that cause him suffering, but he can do nothing about it.
As always, the book of the master of satire N.A. Leykin is filled with the subtlest observations of the society contemporary to him, with funny lines alternating with sad ones and vice versa, he boldly exposes the vices surrounding him, mocking them.