Alexander Vasilyevich VERECHTCHAGUIN (1850-1909) Annotated typescript. Autograph signature. Three pages with a few handwritten corrections from the story "Защитники" (The Defenders), included in the book "Скобелев за Дунаем" (Skobelev beyond the Danube) published in 1900. In his letter of February 22, 1899, Batiushkov wrote to Roche: "There's a certain Mr. Vereshchagin (the painter's brother) who has published a few war stories, which are said to be quite tasty by Leo Tolstoj, by Dragomirof, and by the general public". Vershchagin would like to publish his second Skobeleff series simultaneously in Russian and French. Vershchagin is mentioned again in Batiushkov's correspondence in April and September 1899. 35.5 x 22.3 cm Provenance: Archives of Denis Roche. [Russian art]