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A House of Gentlefolk

Gelesen von tovarisch

(4,629 Sterne; 35 Bewertungen)

The novel titled in Russian "Дворянское Гнездо" (Dvoryanskoye Gnezdo, sometimes translated as Home of the Gentry, A Nest of the Gentlefolk, A Nest of the Gentry) is considered a sequel to "Rudin". It is the story of the protagonist Fyodor Ivanych Lavretsky, a son of a nobleman and a serf, brought up at his family's country estate home by a severe maiden aunt, often thought to be based on Turgenev's own mother, who was known for her cruelty. - Summary by tovarisch based on Wikipedia article (7 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Chapters I and II

16:44

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Chapters III and IV

14:24

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Chapters V and VI

16:19

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Chapter VII

11:30

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Chapter VIII

20:57

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Chapter IX

10:15

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Chapters X and XI

17:12

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Chapters XII through XIV

16:27

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Chapters XV and XVI

24:38

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Chapters XVII and XVIII

20:05

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Chapters XIX and XX

15:06

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Chapters XXI through XXIII

21:26

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Chapters XXIV and XXV

24:35

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Chapters XXVI and XXVII

19:54

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Chapters XXVIII and XXIX

21:45

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Chapters XXX through XXXII

22:31

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Chapters XXXIII and XXXIV

23:24

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Chapters XXXV and XXXVI

25:39

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Chapters XXXVII and XXXVIII

19:48

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Chapter XXXIX

18:34

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Chapter XL

16:53

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Chapters XLI and XLII

18:57

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Chapter XLIII

13:05

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Chapters XLIV and XLV

19:22

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Epilogue

19:26

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Bewertungen

(4,5 Sterne)

tovarisch (a native Russian speaker?) with his slightly accented English make listening to this book an absolutely wonderful experience.

(4 Sterne)

from a modern viewpoint its hard to understand the ridiculous social conventions and snobbery of the era portrayed. Turgenev creates a great portrait of these people and their lives. great reader too

(5 Sterne)

what a wonderful book! the reading is excellent!