books.google.co.uk - Maxim Gorky, born Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov in 1868 to the low stratum of Russian society, rose to prominence early in life as a writer and publicist. Gorky, who did not have a formal education, became famous in his country and abroad. Writing could not satisfy the rebellious Gorky who soon became...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Maxim_Gorky.html?id=Zxt5_vI_ozcC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMaxim Gorky