1885. Turgenieff (Turgenev), novelist, poet, and playwright, known for his detailed descriptions about everyday live in Russia in the 19th century, portrayed realistically the peasantry and the rising intelligentsia in its attempt to move the country into a new age. Contents: The Burgomaster; Jermolai and the Miller's Wife; Birouk; Malinova; Death; Lgove; The Office; Karataief; Lebediana; Tchertapkanof and Nedopouskine; The Prairie; The Two Proprietors; Kor and Kalinitch; The Singers; The Hamlet of the District of Tchigri; The Rendezvous; Tatiana Borissovna and Her Nephew; The District Doctor; Kaciane; My Neighbor Radislof; The Odnodvoretz; and The Forest and the Steppe. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.