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Twenty-five beautifully written stories, penned in exile, evocatively depicting life on a manor in feudal Russia and examining the conflicts between serfs and landlords

A Sportsman's Notebook, Ivan Turgenev's first literary masterpiece, is a sweeping... Read Full Overview

Turgenev's first major prose work is a series of twenty-five Sketches: the observations and anecdotes of the author during his travels through Russia satisfying his passion for hunting. His album is filled with moving insights into the lives of those he encounters - peasants... Read Full Overview

Sketches from a Hunter's Album (also known as The Hunting Sketches and A Sportsman's Sketches ) was an 1852 collection of short stories by Ivan Turgenev. It was the first major writing that gained him recognition. He wrote this collection of short stories based on his own observations... Read Full Overview

Generally thought to be the work that led to the abolishment of serfdom in Russia, "Sketches from a Hunter's Album" is a series of short stories, written in 1852, that gained Turgenev widespread recognition for his unique writing style. These stories were the result of Turgenev's... Read Full Overview

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A collection of short stories and sketches by one of the greatest Russian writers of the 19th century, Ivan Turgenev. The book portrays the lives and emotions of ordinary people, especially farmers and hunters, and explores the themes of love, death, and nature. The stories... Read Full Overview

A Sportsman's Sketches was an 1852 collection of short stories by Ivan Turgenev. It was the first major writing that gained him recognition. He wrote this collection of short stories based on his own observations while hunting at his mother's estate at Spasskoye, where he learned... Read Full Overview