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A Reckless Character

Ivan Turgenev

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A Reckless Character | Ivan Turgenev
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Collection of short stories by one of the most prolific Russian writers of all time.

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. . .America. At first every one was positive that that ship had perished during the tempest; but several months afterward rumours began to circulate to the effect that it had been seen at anchor in the harbour of New York. Not knowing what to do, I set about hunting up the negro whom I had seen.—I offered him, through the newspapers, a very considerable sum of money if he would present himself at our house. A tall negro in a cloak actually did come to the house in my absence…. But after questioning the servant-maid, he suddenly went away and returned no more.

And thus the trace of my … my father grew cold; thus did it vanish irrevocably in the mute gloom. My mother and I never spoke of him. Only, one day, I remember that she expressed surprise at my never having alluded before to my strange dream; and then she added: "Of course, it really …" and did not finish her sentence.

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Community Reviews

5.00
- Anatoly - Oct 13, 2023

A Desperate Character by Ivan S. Turgenev — Review

A story “A Desperate Character” by Ivan S. Turgenev is about a man who went out of his frame, went out of the way of life of his parents.

He sold his estate, spent his money and his life went down. Maybe he didn’t have enough attention from his parent

3.00
- Keely - May 16, 2020

Without sounding like a broken clock Turgenev once again delivers a powerful character analysis here. This time we follow an alcoholic character who gives in to desperation. It astounds me how Turgenev can create such a complex character and complex relationships in just 30 or 40 pages. No one is be

4.00
- Paul - Apr 16, 2012

He's just a fabulous writer, and he makes his world--19th century Russia--come alive.

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