Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 199 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Garnett, Constance 1861 1946 Black, Constance Clara A House of Gentlefolk Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. L. Michelle Baker and David Widger "A House of Gentlefolk" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel written in the mid-19th century, providing a glimpse into the complexities of Russian social life during that period. The story revolves around Marya Dmitrievna Kalitin, a widow who navigates her life in a provincial town, managing familial relationships and societal expectations while trying to establish a sense of identity for herself and her daughters amid changing times. The opening of the novel introduces us to Marya Dmitrievna, her aunt Marfa Timofyevna, and various other characters within their social circle, including acquaintances from the past and new arrivals. As they engage in conversation at a window, discussions unfold around family, scandal, and societal pressures. The narrative hints at deeper troubles surrounding the return of Fedor Ivanitch Lavretsky, a cousin whose past misfortunes form a backdrop for the unfolding drama. This sets an inviting stage for exploring themes of love, loss, and societal constraints, drawing readers into the lives of the characters as they navigate their gentlefolk existence in 19th-century Russia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PG Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Russian Interest Browsing: Fiction 443266 443520 2024-10-03T06:21:48.104291 2023-10-03T06:17:37.527297 text/html text/html 462635 2022-04-27T02:13:58 text/html 272290 2024-10-03T06:21:55.916280 application/epub+zip 274212 2024-10-03T06:21:50.157300 application/epub+zip 274213 2024-10-03T06:21:48.863311 application/epub+zip 415947 2024-10-03T06:22:00.388261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371781 2024-10-03T06:21:55.139289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348383 2022-09-03T08:34:11.759282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382086 382069 2024-10-03T06:21:47.429322 2023-10-03T06:17:36.951320 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 381851 2022-04-27T02:15:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20877 2024-10-03T06:22:00.523232 application/rdf+xml 10542 2024-10-03T06:21:49.411393 image/jpeg 2699 2024-10-03T06:21:49.136306 image/jpeg 144132 2022-04-27T02:16:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 152273 2022-04-27T02:16:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 217780 2024-10-03T06:21:48.139294 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