On the eve
Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-18832017
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The story revolves around Elena, a girl with a very affected mother and a father who is a retired guards lieutenant and keeps a mistress. On the eve of the Crimean War, Elena is pursued by a free-spirited sculptor (Shubin) and an uptight student (Berzeniev). But when Berzeniev's dashing Bulgarian friend Insarov meets Elena, they soon fall in love.
Main title:
On the eve / Ivan Turgenev ; translated by Michael Pursglove.
Author:
Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883, authorPursglove, D. M., translator
Imprint:
Richmond : Alma Classics, 2017.
Collation:
224 pages
Notes:
Translated from the Russian.
ISBN:
9781847496324 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
891.733
Language:
EnglishRussian
BRN:
2198734