Anna KareninaAnna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. While previous versions have softened the robust, and sometimes shocking, quality of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This award-winning team's authoritative edition also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable, this Anna Karenina will be the definitive text for generations to come. |
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... better than what he did ! - his face quite involuntarily ( reflexes of the brain ' , thought Stepan Arkadyich , who ... better from her . But he felt all the gravity of his situation , and pitied his wife , his children and himself ...
... better than what he did ! - his face quite involuntarily ( reflexes of the brain ' , thought Stepan Arkadyich , who ... better from her . But he felt all the gravity of his situation , and pitied his wife , his children and himself ...
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... better life , much better ... ' He raised his head and pondered . Old Laska , who had not yet quite digested the joy of his arrival and had gone to run around the yard and bark , came back wagging her tail , bringing with her the smell ...
... better life , much better ... ' He raised his head and pondered . Old Laska , who had not yet quite digested the joy of his arrival and had gone to run around the yard and bark , came back wagging her tail , bringing with her the smell ...
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... better and cannot be better ; my horses carry me over the bad ones as well . I have no need of doctors and centres , I have no need of any justice of the peace - I've never turned to one and never will . Schools I not only do not need ...
... better and cannot be better ; my horses carry me over the bad ones as well . I have no need of doctors and centres , I have no need of any justice of the peace - I've never turned to one and never will . Schools I not only do not need ...
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Alexei Alexandrovich already Anna answer asked began believe better brother called carriage coming conversation Countess Darya Alexandrovna dinner Dolly don't door dress especially everything expression eyes face feeling felt gave girl give glad glanced hand happened happy head heard heart horse husband impossible interested it's Kitty knew leave Levin listening live looking meaning meeting Moscow mother moved muzhiks never noticed once opened possible prince princess question remembered replied Russian seemed seen Sergei Ivanovich showed side sitting situation smile society soul speak standing Stepan Arkadyich steps stood stopped suddenly suffering talk tell there's thing thought told took trying turned understand understood voice Vronsky waiting walked wanted whole wife wish woman young