An 1881 comic story by Nikolai Leskov, presented in the form of a traditional skaz or folk-tale, but entirely of Leskovs invention. It tells the story of a left-handed Russian...
On the Eve by TURGENEV, Ivan
On the Eve appeared in 1860, two years before Fathers and Sons, Turgenevs most famous novel. It is set in the prior decade (by the end of the novel, the Crimean War (1853-56) has...
First Love By Ivan S. Turgenev
The title of the novella is almost an adequate summary in itself. The boy-meets-girl-then-loses-her story is universal but not, I think, banal despite a surprise ending which...
Poezdka V Polesye By Ivan S. Turgenev
To tell the truth, this story A trip to Polesye is not so much complicated with philosophical or psychological ideas. In this story author had another goal to describe the...
Ivan Matveyitch
Between five and six in the evening. A fairly well-known man of learning is sitting in his study nervously biting his nails. 'It's positively revolting,' he says, continually...
