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A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)

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"A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a cycle of short stories published in 1852. Through the eyes of a hunting narrator, these sketches reveal the lives of Russian peasants and their masters across various estates and villages. Each encounter—whether with shrewd farmers, idealistic dreamers, or corrupt officials—exposes the injustices of serfdom and the stark contrasts between nobility and peasantry. Based on Turgenev's own observations at his mother's estate, these stories blend vivid character portraits with social commentary, establishing him as a major voice in Russian realist literature.

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  • Russia · Social life and customs
  • Country life · Russia
  • Peasants · Russia

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Volume II

XV. TATYANA BORISSOVNA AND HER NEPHEW

XVI. DEATH

XVII. THE SINGERS

XVIII. PIOTR PETROVITCH KARATAEV

XIX. THE TRYST

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Contents

Show all 27 chapters
  1. Volume II
  2. Volume II
  3. Chapter XV
  4. Chapter XVI
  5. Chapter XVII
  6. Chapter XVIII
  7. Chapter XIX
  8. Chapter XX
  9. Chapter XXI
  10. Chapter I
  11. Chapter II
  12. Chapter III
  13. Chapter IV
  14. Chapter V
  15. Chapter VI
  16. Chapter VII
  17. Chapter VIII
  18. Chapter IX
  19. Chapter X
  20. Chapter XI
  21. Chapter XII
  22. Chapter XIII
  23. Chapter XIV
  24. Chapter XV
  25. Chapter XVI
  26. Chapter XXIII
  27. Chapter XXIV
  28. Epilogue

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This free edition of A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2 by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8744, released 2005-08-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Short Stories, Russian Literature.

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