Project Gutenberg 2013-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 184 Saltykov, Mikhail Evgrafovich 1826 1889 Салтыков-Щедрин, Михаил Евграфович Saltykov-Shchedrin, Mikhail Evgrafovich Yarmolinsky, Avrahm 1890 1975 Yarmolinsky, A. Ярмолінскіў, Абрам Цалевіч Yarmolinsky, Abraham Gospoda Golovlevy. English A family of noblemen Another English translation has been published under the title: The Golovlyov family. Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "A Family of Noblemen" by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Arina Petrovna Golovliov, a stern and domineering matriarch, as she navigates the complexities of family relationships and the management of her estate. Key characters include her sons—Stepan, who returns home in a state of disarray, and Porfiry, a sycophantic opportunist—and the dynamic within the family reflects themes of greed, entitlement, and the burdens of legacy. At the start of the novel, the focus is on Arina Petrovna and her bailiff Anton Vasilyev as she grapples with disquieting news about her son, Stepan, who has squandered his inheritance and is returning home. Arina is portrayed as a formidable and independent woman, fiercely protective of her estate, grappling with her contradictory feelings towards her not-so-favored offspring. Stepan, characterized by his frivolous lifestyle and failed attempts at independence, prepares to confront the bleak reality of returning to a mother who clearly despises him. The opening chapters set a tone of dark satire, illustrating both the dynamics of a dysfunctional family and the societal expectations of aristocracy, marking an intriguing beginning to the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Domestic fiction Families -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 663625 663627 2024-10-18T14:07:22.824309 2023-09-19T09:29:52.680885 text/html text/html 646971 2024-04-03T20:54:15 text/html 330313 2024-10-18T14:07:33.124227 application/epub+zip 338648 2024-10-18T14:07:26.118247 application/epub+zip 319009 2024-10-18T14:07:24.794263 application/epub+zip 567575 2024-10-18T14:07:38.654196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550474 2024-10-18T14:07:32.271242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537191 2022-09-20T07:44:58.244099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643332 643346 2024-10-18T14:07:21.321280 2023-09-19T09:29:51.454871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 623485 2024-04-03T21:27:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18967 2024-10-18T14:07:38.795182 application/rdf+xml 11821 2024-10-18T14:07:25.354245 image/jpeg 3118 2024-10-18T14:07:25.075247 image/jpeg 323328 2024-10-18T14:07:22.881289 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia