A Nest of the Gentry (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

A Nest of the Gentry (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

Coming back to the 'nest' of his family home in Russia after years of fruitless endeavours away from his roots, Lavretsky decides to turn his back on the vacuous salons of Paris and his frivolous and unfaithful wife Varvara Pavlovna. On his return he meets Liza, the daughter of one of his cousins,

On the Eve (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

On the eve of the Crimean War, the young, headstrong Yelena, the daughter of aristocratic Russian parents, falls in love with a revolutionary from Bulgaria named Insarov. Facing the wrath and disapproval of her family, Yelena abandons her home to follow Insarov to Bulgaria. Their fateful match sets

First Love (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

Isaiah Berlin's translation of the legendary Russian novella of growing up and heartbreak When the down-at-heel Princess Zasyekin moves next door to the country estate of Vladimir Petrovich's parents, he instantly and overwhelmingly falls in love with his new neighbour's daughter, Zinaida. But the

Virgin Soil (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

Turgenev's final novel, Virgin Soil traces the destinies of several middle-class revolutionaries who seek to 'go to the people' by working on the land and instilling democratic ideas in the countryside's locals. They include the daydreaming impoverished young tutor Nezhdanov - employed by the

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Novellas (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

Driven to his deathbed by an incurable disease, the thirty-year-old impoverished gentleman Chulkaturin decides to write a diary looking back on his short life. After describing his youthful disillusionment and his family's fall from grace and loss of status, the narrative focuses on his love for

Love and Youth: Essential Stories (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

From the most romantic of the Russian greats, an enthralling selection of short stories and novellas An icon of Russian literature, Turgenev was able to contain the narrative sweep of a novel in a single short story. His protagonists experience the joy and painful turbulence of first love, the

Fathers and Sons (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

Turgenev's timeless tale of generational collision, in a sparkling new translation When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, na ve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has

Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

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 and landowners, doctors

First Love and Other Stories (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

Bringing together six of Turgenev's best known stories in volume, this collection includes 'First Love,' 'Asya,' 'Mumu,' 'The Diary of a Superfluous Man,' 'Song of Triumphant Love,' and 'King Lear of the Steppes.' About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the

Fathers and Sons (Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich)(Paperback)

When a young graduate returns home he is accompanied, much to his father and uncle's discomfort, by a strange friend 'who doesn't acknowledge any authorities, who doesn't accept a single principle on faith.' Turgenev's masterpiece of generational conflict shocked Russian society when it was

Faust: New Translation (Turgenev Ivan)(Paperback / softback)

This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human

Gentry - Six Hundred Years of a Peculiarly English Class (Nicolson Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of

Simon: A Decline and Fall of the English Landed Gentry (Heddle Nick)(Paperback / softback)

River of Fire (Gentry Nancy)(Paperback)

Ballistic (Greaney Mark)(Paperback / softback)

The all-action Court Gentry thriller series continues, written by the author of Tom Clancy's posthumous novels, Mark

Back Blast (Greaney Mark)(Paperback / softback)

The all-action Court Gentry thriller series continues, written by the author of Tom Clancy's posthumous novels, Mark

Dead Eye (Greaney Mark)(Paperback / softback)

The all-action Court Gentry thriller series continues, written by the author of Tom Clancy's posthumous novels, Mark

Wonderous And Tragic Life Of Ivan And Ivana (Conde Maryse)(Paperback / softback)

the latest novel from the 2018 winner of the alternative nobel

The Arts Of Orpheus (Linforth Ivan Mortimer)(Paperback)

The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Tolstoy Leo)(Paperback)

The judge Ivan Ilyich Golovin has spent his life in the pursuit of wealth and status, devoting himself obsessively to work and often neglecting his family in the process. When, after a small accident, he fails to make the expected recovery, it gradually becomes clear that he is soon to die. Ivan

Ivan Bunin: Collected Stories (Bunin Ivan)(Paperback)

The Gentleman from San Francisco is easily the best known of Ivan Bunin's stories and has achieved the stature of a masterpiece. But Bunin's other stories and novellas are not to be missed. Over the last several years a great many of them have been freshly and brilliantly translated by Graham

A Nest Is Noisy (Aston Dianna Hutts)(Paperback)

'Fans will rejoice at the first sight of A Nest Is Noisy,' promises School Library Journal, and they're right. From the award-winning creators of An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, A Rock Is Lively, and A Beetle Is Shy comes this gorgeous and informative look at the

Rebent Sinner (Coyote Ivan)(Paperback)

Ivan Coyote is one of North America's preeminent storytellers and performers; they are the author, co-author, or co-editor of eleven previous books, and their TED talk has received over 1.6 million views online. Their most recent book, Tomboy Survival Guide, was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston

A Century of Populist Demagogues: Eighteen European Portraits, 1918-2018 (Berend Ivan T.)(Paperback)

The renowned historian Ivan Berend discusses populist demagoguery through the presentation of 18 politicians from 12 European countries from World War I to the present. In this book, Berend defines demagoguery, reflects on its connections with populism, and examines the common features and