Overcoat: Nikolai Gogol

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The story revolves around a dedicated government clerk Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin, who is often teased by the young people in his office for his threadbare overcoat. During this period his zeal for work is replaced by the excitement to buy a new overcoat. He discusses with his tailor Petrovich to develop a new overcoat with finest material and finally his new overcoat becomes the latest talk of the office. One day on returning home from a party two ruffians kick him and take away his new overcoat. Disappointed by the loss Akaky urges the authority and a high rank general to help him find his overcoat, but his all attempts go in vain when he was rebuked by the high ranked general for bringing such a trivial issue to him. After the death of Akaky his ghost is seen in many places, which scares people and takes their overcoats. The instances finally stop when Akaky's ghost finally scare and take away the overcoat of the same high ranked general.