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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

Love Boat and Other Stories (Fitzgerald F. Scott)(Paperback / softback)

A poignant tale which touches on the themes of yearning and lost youth that are central to many of Fitzgerald's novels and stories, 'The Love Boat' is here presented with other lesser-known pieces which he wrote in the 1920s and explore the many facets of his creative

Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Tolstoy Leo)(Paperback / softback)

Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich.' in a masterly new translation, to 'The Raid,' 'The Wood-felling,' 'Three Deaths,' 'Polikushka,' 'After the Ball,' and 'The Forged Coupon,' all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent

Winter Book - Selected Stories (Jansson Tove)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of some of Tove Jansson's best loved and most famous stories. Drawn from youth and older age, and spanning most of the 20th century, this translated selection provides a showcase of the great Finnish writer's prose, scattered with insights and home

Two Lives (Trevor William)(Paperback)

William Trevor's Last Stories is forthcoming from Viking. In Reading Turgenev, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, an Irish country girl is trapped in a loveless marriage with an older man, but finds release through secret meetings with a man who shares her passion for Russian novels. My

Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide (Cole Cameron)(Paperback)

Youth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers

Heart of Darkness and Other Stories (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

This collection also includes an additional five of Conrad's best stories: 'The Secret Sharer', 'Youth', 'Typhoon', 'Karain: A Memory' and 'Falk: A

Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice (Brunetti Ivan)(Paperback)

From the editor of Yale's Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, a smart and charming guide to the art of cartooning The best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling--it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. In this book, noted cartoonist and illustrator Ivan

You Left Early - A True Story of Love and Alcohol (Young Louisa)(Paperback / softback)

'Extraordinarily powerful' Emma Thompson There are a million love stories, and a million stories of addiction. This one is

For Esme - with Love and Squalor - And Other Stories (Salinger J. D.)(Paperback)

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion (Newland Courttia)(Paperback)

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and help getting started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by

A View of Stars: Stories of Love (Pillai Anitha Devi)(Paperback)

Especially for fans of love stories comes a collection written by established and new authors. This anthology is partly inspired by true stories and partly by well-known epic tales. A young woman of Peranakan descent in Singapore, a Malayalee woman thousands of miles away from Singapore at the

Youth and Crime (Muncie John)(Paperback)

The most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on youth crime and youth justice. Extensively updated to reflect changes in the youth justice system and contemporary debates around youth crime, this fifth edition of Youth and Crime Includes new chapters on developmental and life course