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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Page 140
... glanced at his wife and Vronsky , he went over to the hostess , sat down to his cup of tea , and began speaking in his unhurried , always audible voice , in his usual jocular tone , making fun of somebody . ' Your Rambouillet is in full ...
... glanced at his wife and Vronsky , he went over to the hostess , sat down to his cup of tea , and began speaking in his unhurried , always audible voice , in his usual jocular tone , making fun of somebody . ' Your Rambouillet is in full ...
Page 356
... glanced at his watch . It was already half - past eight . He rang for his servant , hurriedly got dressed and went out to the porch , forgetting the dream entirely and suffering only over being late . Driving up to the Karenins ' porch ...
... glanced at his watch . It was already half - past eight . He rang for his servant , hurriedly got dressed and went out to the porch , forgetting the dream entirely and suffering only over being late . Driving up to the Karenins ' porch ...
Page 583
... glanced at Levin with shining eyes . ' Well , let's split up now , ' said Stepan Arkadyich , and , limping slightly on his left leg and holding his gun ready , he whistled to his dog and went off in one direction . Levin and Veslovsky ...
... glanced at Levin with shining eyes . ' Well , let's split up now , ' said Stepan Arkadyich , and , limping slightly on his left leg and holding his gun ready , he whistled to his dog and went off in one direction . Levin and Veslovsky ...
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