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A sequel to "Rudin", "A House of Gentlefolk" was originally published in 1858 and was translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett in 1894. A quintessential Turgenev novel about Russian society, idealism, innocence and disillusionment it is set amidst the green fields owned by bourgeois Russians. The novel pivots around the character of Lisa, a smart and accomplished young woman who represents the traditional, dutiful, innocent and modest Russian girlhood from that era. Lavretsky, the hero, is a man of action and a man of culture. He, like Lisa, is a democratic Russian and so it is almost inevitable that he and Lisa fall in love. Their contentment is short-lived, however, as a woman from Lavretsky's past enters their lives and threatens to ruin their happiness forever. Although a melancholy story the novel's overall tone remains one of hope and it is easy to see how "A House of Gentlefolk" became the favourite Turgenev novel for English-speaking readers.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Fiction: special features Fiction in translation

• Full title: House of Gentlefolk
• Author: Ivan Turgenev
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• EAN: 9780571244539
• ISBN: 057124453X
• ID: 04896892
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Weight: 364 g
• Dimensions: 199 × 128 × 29 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. July 2008

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