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 | | Translations of the gospels and epistles, lives of the saints, collections of sermons, exegetic religious works, translations of Greek chronicles, and miscellanies such as the Sbornik of St Sviatoslav, formed the staple of the national literature. |
 | | In the time of Tsar Simeon, himself an author, considerable literary activity prevailed; among the more remarkable works of this period was the Slzestodnev, or Hexameron, of John the exarch, an account of the creation. |
 | | Translations of the Gospels, school reading-books, short histories and various elementary treatises now appeared. |
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