Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
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"Liza; Or, 'A Nest of Nobles'" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel published in 1859. Fyodor Lavretsky returns to his Russian estate after discovering his wife's betrayal in Paris. There he meets his cousin's daughter Liza, a devout young woman whose serious nature captivates him. When news arrives that his wife has died, Lavretsky and Liza confess their love. But fate intervenes cruelly, forcing them to confront impossible choices between duty,
faith, and happiness in this meditation on lost opportunities and middle age. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ralston, William Ralston Shedden, 1828-1889 |
| Title | Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles" |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_of_the_Gentry |
| Credits | Produced by David Starner, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russia -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12194 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 451 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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