Rudin a Romance and A King Lear of the Steppes

1916. Turgenieff (Turgenev), novelist, poet, and playwright, known for his detailed descriptions about everyday live in Russia in the 19th century, he portrayed realistically the peasantry and the rising intelligentsia in its attempt to move the country into a new age. Two of Turgenieff's smaller novels, they are reflective of the negative view of Russian society that pervades his work. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.