▁The ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁G ables ▁( 1 8 5 1 ) ▁and ▁several ▁in ▁nov els ▁by ▁science ▁fiction ▁writer ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Hein lein , ▁who ▁often ▁featured ▁political ▁situations ▁there . ▁The ▁f able ▁was ▁also ▁pressed ▁into ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁political ▁comment ary ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁" K ing ▁St ork ▁and ▁King ▁Log : ▁at ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁reign ", ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁Russia ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁assass in ▁Serge y ▁Step ny ak - K rav chin sky , ▁using ▁the ▁pen - name ▁S . ▁Step nia k . ▁The ▁book ▁contrast s ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁reaction ary ▁Ts ar ▁Alexander ▁III ▁with ▁the ▁likely ▁policy ▁under ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁who ▁had ▁only ▁just ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁passing ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁f able ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁A ly se ▁Gregory ' s ▁femin ist ▁novel ▁King ▁Log ▁and ▁Lady ▁Le a ▁( 1 9 2 9 ), ▁whereas ▁one ▁of ▁Margaret ▁At wood ' s ▁four ▁short ▁fict ions ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁Da ed alus ▁eng ages ▁with ▁it ▁directly . ▁Ent itled ▁" K ing ▁Log ▁in ▁Ex ile ", ▁it ▁features ▁the ▁de posed ▁king ▁mus ing ▁on ▁his ▁in effect ive ▁reign , ▁gradually ▁illustr ating ▁that ▁his ▁in ert ia ▁hid ▁not ▁har ml ess ness , ▁but ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁self ish ness . ▁