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 224
... noticed features in her that she found troubling . She noticed that , when asking about her family , Mme Stahl smiled contemptuously , which was contrary to Christian kindness . She also noticed that when she found a Catholic priest ...
... noticed features in her that she found troubling . She noticed that , when asking about her family , Mme Stahl smiled contemptuously , which was contrary to Christian kindness . She also noticed that when she found a Catholic priest ...
Page 308
... noticed in him was the quiet , steady glow that settles on the faces of those who are successful and are certain that their success is recognized by everyone . Vronsky knew that glow and noticed it at once in Serpukhovskoy . Going down ...
... noticed in him was the quiet , steady glow that settles on the faces of those who are successful and are certain that their success is recognized by everyone . Vronsky knew that glow and noticed it at once in Serpukhovskoy . Going down ...
Page 528
... noticed that , though society was open to him personally , it was closed to Anna . As in the game of cat and mouse , arms that were raised for him were immediately lowered before Anna . One of the first ladies of Petersburg society whom ...
... noticed that , though society was open to him personally , it was closed to Anna . As in the game of cat and mouse , arms that were raised for him were immediately lowered before Anna . One of the first ladies of Petersburg society whom ...
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