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A House of Gentlefolk

by Ivan Turgenev

Translated by Constance Garnett

After his marriage fails, a Russian nobleman returns to his family estate and falls in love with the devout daughter of his cousin, who encourages him to reconcile with his wife.

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First published
1859
Length
61,557 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 17 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Fedor Ivanitch Lavretsky, a Russian nobleman, abandons his wife in Paris after her infidelity. He returns to his family estate in Russia intending to “cultivate the soil” and falls in love with Lisa, the devout daughter of his cousin, who encourages Lavretsky to reconcile with his wife. Through Lavretsky, Turgenev reflects upon his own impending middle age, and the ephemeral natures of love and happiness.

A House of Gentlefolk , Turgenev’s second novel, was originally published in Sovremennik in 1859, following the Crimean War but preceding the emancipation of the serfs. It has been translated into English under many different names, including Liza, or A Nest of Nobles , A Nest of Hereditary Legislators , and A Home of the Gentry .

First published 1859; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 61,557 words arranged in 46 navigable sections.

The source metadata identifies Translator: Constance Garnett.

About the author

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) is described by Wikidata as Russian writer (1818–1883), with citizenship or national association recorded as Russian Empire.

Recorded occupations include writer, poet, playwright, novelist, translator, and prose writer. Languages recorded for Ivan Turgenev include French, German, English, and Russian. The structured record associates Ivan Turgenev with literary realism. Wikidata lists A Sportsman's Sketches, Fathers and Sons, A Month in the Country, Mumu, Home of the Gentry, and Poems in Prose among Ivan Turgenev's notable works. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A House of Gentlefolk, Fathers and Children, and On the Eve under Ivan Turgenev's authorship.

1818–1883

Contributors

Translator

Constance Garnett

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Themes and ideas

  • Russia

Table of contents

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  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. VIII
  9. IX
  10. X
  11. XI
  12. XII
  13. XIII
  14. XIV
  15. XV
  16. XVI
  17. XVII
  18. XVIII
  19. XIX
  20. XX
  21. XXI
  22. XXII
  23. XXIII
  24. XXIV
  25. XXV
  26. XXVI
  27. XXVII
  28. XXVIII
  29. XXIX
  30. XXX
  31. XXXI
  32. XXXII
  33. XXXIII
  34. XXXIV
  35. XXXV
  36. XXXVI
  37. XXXVII
  38. XXXVIII
  39. XXXIX
  40. XL
  41. XLI
  42. XLII
  43. XLIII
  44. XLIV
  45. XLV
  46. Epilogue
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