Mikhail Lermontovs "A Hero of Our Time" has long been acknowledged as one of the finest examples of 19th century Russian fiction and i masterpiece of psychological realism. Yet despite this recognition, there is little critical literature on Lermontov in the English language. "A Wicked Irony" is intended to fill this gap providing a detailed examination of the novel and a new interpretative approach. Taking in turn each of these stories in "A Hero...