A Russian Gentleman
By: Sergei Aksakov
3.83
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
At the center of this chronicle of Russian provincial life in the reign of Catherine the Great stan…
Want to Read $ 3.99"That summer I spent a whole month at the place, and every day I went to fish in the early morning, in the lake formed by the mouth of of the rivulet Kakarma where it joins the charming Insa. The hut, where Yevseyitsch lived, was built close to the water's edge, and each day as I approached the lake, I perceived the bent, white-haired old man leaning against the wall of his cottage, facing the rising sun; his withered hands clasped round a staff which he pressed against his breast; while his sightless eyes were raised towards the Eastern sky. He could not see the light, but he enjoyed the warmth, which comforted him in the chilly dawn; and his countenance was at once both serene and melancholy."-Sergei Aksakov, A Russian Gentleman
"That summer I spent a whole month at the place, and every day I went to fish in the early morning, in the lake formed by the mouth of of the rivulet Kakarma where it joins the charming Insa. The hut, where Yevseyitsch lived, was built close to the water's edge, and each day as I approached the lake, I perceived the bent, white-haired old man leaning against the wall of his cottage, facing the rising sun; his withered hands clasped round a staff which he pressed against his breast; while his sightless eyes were raised towards the Eastern sky. He could not see the light, but he enjoyed the warmth, which comforted him in the chilly dawn; and his countenance was at once both serene and melancholy."-Sergei Aksakov, A Russian Gentleman
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2. The Kreutzer Sonata
By: Doris Lessing , Leo Tolstoy , Isai Kamen
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When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partne… read more
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"In a large city the unhappy feel their sadness less acutely."-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata
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Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in a provincial town and visits a succession of landowner… read more
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"Keep not money, but keep good people's company."-Nikolai Gogol, Dead Souls
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4. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
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Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more
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5. Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
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Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has fai… read more
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"The common herd of "burghers", those cattle, complete with horns, who turn millstones with their bare hands."-Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov
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8. Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
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England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the countr… read more
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9. Hadji Murad
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10. We
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The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired George Orwell's 1984 and foreshadowed the worst exce… read more
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"Her smile was a bite, and I was its target."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"There is no final one; revolutions are infinite."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
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"You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
11. The Death of Ivan Ilych And Other Stories
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Leo Tolstoy combined detailed physical description with perceptive psychological insight to sweep a… read more
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12. The Cossacks
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13. The Petty Demon
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The Petty Demon is one of the funniest Russian novels. It is also the most decadent of the great Ru… read more
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"Только маленькие врут, взрослые изволят ошибаться."-Fyodor Sologub, The Petty Demon
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"Ignorance is the parent of fear."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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28. The Lion's Game (John Corey, #2)
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29. The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
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"Everybody wants something, if only for the pain to stop."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
"Those who think a heart cannot break have led blessed and sheltered lives."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
"It was not by a serpent, but by paper and ink that evil came into the world."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
"You can persuade the quick to think again, but you cannot remake your reputation with the dead."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
30. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
By: Anna Funder
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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31. A Russian Gentleman
By: Sergei Aksakov
3.83
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
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"That summer I spent a whole month at the place, and every day I went to fish in the early morning, in the lake formed by the mouth of of the rivulet Kakarma where it joins the charming Insa. The hut,…"-Sergei Aksakov, A Russian Gentleman
