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 129
... tell me about it , ' she said , getting up . ' Come during the next interval . ' ' Impossible . I'm going to the French Theatre . ' ' From Nilsson ? ' said Betsy in horror , though she would never have been able to tell Nilsson from any ...
... tell me about it , ' she said , getting up . ' Come during the next interval . ' ' Impossible . I'm going to the French Theatre . ' ' From Nilsson ? ' said Betsy in horror , though she would never have been able to tell Nilsson from any ...
Page 187
... tell him or not ? ' she thought , looking into his calm , tender eyes . ' He's so happy , so taken up with his races , that he won't understand it as he should , won't understand all the significance of this event for us . ' ' But you ...
... tell him or not ? ' she thought , looking into his calm , tender eyes . ' He's so happy , so taken up with his races , that he won't understand it as he should , won't understand all the significance of this event for us . ' ' But you ...
Page 406
... tell whether it was they who were in love again , or only their daughter . When the prince and princess left , Levin went up to his fiancée and took her hand . He had now gained control of himself and could speak , and there was much ...
... tell whether it was they who were in love again , or only their daughter . When the prince and princess left , Levin went up to his fiancée and took her hand . He had now gained control of himself and could speak , and there was much ...
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