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 113
... sitting at a round table making coffee . Petritsky in a civilian overcoat and the cavalry captain Kamerovsky in full uniform , probably just off duty , were sitting on either side of her . ' Bravo ! Vronsky ! ' cried Petritsky , jumping ...
... sitting at a round table making coffee . Petritsky in a civilian overcoat and the cavalry captain Kamerovsky in full uniform , probably just off duty , were sitting on either side of her . ' Bravo ! Vronsky ! ' cried Petritsky , jumping ...
Page 168
... Sit down . ' ' The money won't hold us up . I've come to see you , to have a talk . ' ' A talk about what ? Do sit down . ' " That I will , ' said Ryabinin , sitting down and leaning his elbow on the back of the chair in a most painful ...
... Sit down . ' ' The money won't hold us up . I've come to see you , to have a talk . ' ' A talk about what ? Do sit down . ' " That I will , ' said Ryabinin , sitting down and leaning his elbow on the back of the chair in a most painful ...
Page 318
... sit down . ' I'm very glad you've come , ' he said , sitting down next to her , and , obviously wishing to say something , he faltered . Several times he tried to begin speaking , but stopped . Although , while preparing herself for ...
... sit down . ' I'm very glad you've come , ' he said , sitting down next to her , and , obviously wishing to say something , he faltered . Several times he tried to begin speaking , but stopped . Although , while preparing herself for ...
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