A House Of Gentlefolk - Ivan Turgenev - Bog

A House of Gentlefolk is a novel written by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian author. The book is set in the mid-1800s in Russia and follows the story of a young man named Lavretsky who returns to his family estate after a failed marriage. Lavretsky finds himself attracted to his neighbor, a beautiful and intelligent young woman named Liza, who is engaged to a wealthy and arrogant man. As Lavretsky and Liza's relationship develops, they face a number of obstacles including societal expectations and the disapproval of Liza's family. Meanwhile, Lavretsky's own family is in turmoil, with his father's mistress causing tension and his brother struggling with alcoholism. The novel explores themes of love, class, and family dynamics in 19th century Russia.Lisa blushed and thought what a queer man. Lavretsky stopped for an instant in the hall. Lisa went into the drawing-room, where Panshin's voice and laugh could be heard; he had been communicating some gossip of the town to Marya Dmitrievna, and Gedeonovsky, who by this time had come in from the garden, and he was himself laughing aloud at the story he was telling.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.