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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Turgenev was one of the master of Russian Realism, and his novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction. During the period of 1853-62 Turgenev wrote some of his finest stories as well as the first four of his novels: Rudin (1856), A Nest of the Gentry (1859), and Fathers and Sons (1862). In this book: Fathers and Children Translated by Constance Garnett A Nobleman's Nest Translator: Isabel F. Hapgood Smoke Translator: Constance Black Garnett Rudin Translator: Constance Garnett The Torrents of Spring Translator: Constance Garnett The Jew And Other Stories Translator: Constance Garnett The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Translator: Constance Garnett
Bringing together six of Turgenev's best known stories in one volume, this collection includes "First Love," "Asya," "Mumu," "The Diary of a Superfluous Man," "Song of Triumphant Love," and "King Lear of the Steppes."
The Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright, Ivan Turgenev is celebrated for the short story collection 'A Sportsman's Sketches', a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel 'Fathers and Sons', now regarded as one of the major works of nineteenth century fiction. This comprehensive eBook presents Turgenev 's collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3) Features: * Concise introductions to the major works * All 7 novels, each with their own contents table * Almost ALL of the short stories and novellas, with excellent formatting * Almost ALL of Tur...
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On one of the hottest days of the summer of 1853, in the shade of a tall lime-tree on the bank of the river Moskva, not far from Kuntsovo, two young men were lying on the grass. One, who looked about twenty-three, tall and swarthy, with a sharp and rather crooked nose, a high forehead, and a restrained smile on his wide mouth, was lying on his back and gazing meditatively into the distance, his small grey eyes half closed. The other was lying on his chest, his curly, fair head propped on his two hands; he, too, was looking away into the distance.