A Sportsman's Sketches: Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
A Sportsman's Sketches: Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
A Sportsman's Sketches: Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich (1818–1883). The listed translation credits are Garnett, Constance (1861–1946).
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"A Sportsman's Sketches" by Ivan Turgenev is a cycle of short stories published in 1852. Through the eyes of a hunter wandering the Russian countryside, these interconnected tales reveal the lives of peasants and landowners he encounters. The narrator observes with quiet detachment as he discovers the intelligence of serfs, the cruelties of their masters, and the injustices of the system binding them. Based on Turgenev's own observations at his mother's estate, these sketches capture both natural beauty and social darkness in rural Russia.
Book and edition facts
- Title: A Sportsman's Sketches: Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I
- Author credits: Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich (1818–1883)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Garnett, Constance (1861–1946)
Catalogue subjects
- Country life -- Russia -- Fiction
- Peasants -- Russia -- Fiction
- Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
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- Category: Russian Literature
- Category: Short Stories
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