A House of Gentlefolk
Ivan Turgenev
Read by tovarisch
The novel titled in Russian "Дворянское Гнездо" (Dvoryanskoye Gnezdo, sometimes translated as Home of the Gentry, A Nest of the Gentlefolk, A Nest of the Gentry) is considered a sequel to "Rudin". It is the story of the protagonist Fyodor Ivanych Lavretsky, a son of a nobleman and a serf, brought up at his family's country estate home by a severe maiden aunt, often thought to be based on Turgenev's own mother, who was known for her cruelty. - Summary by tovarisch based on Wikipedia article (7 hr 48 min)
Chapters
| Chapters I and II | 16:44 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters III and IV | 14:24 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters V and VI | 16:19 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapter VII | 11:30 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapter VIII | 20:57 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapter IX | 10:15 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters X and XI | 17:12 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XII through XIV | 16:27 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XV and XVI | 24:38 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XVII and XVIII | 20:05 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XIX and XX | 15:06 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXI through XXIII | 21:26 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXIV and XXV | 24:35 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXVI and XXVII | 19:54 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXVIII and XXIX | 21:45 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXX through XXXII | 22:31 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXXIII and XXXIV | 23:24 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXXV and XXXVI | 25:39 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XXXVII and XXXVIII | 19:48 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapter XXXIX | 18:34 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapter XL | 16:53 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XLI and XLII | 18:57 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapter XLIII | 13:05 | Read by tovarisch |
| Chapters XLIV and XLV | 19:22 | Read by tovarisch |
| Epilogue | 19:26 | Read by tovarisch |
Reviews
IVANO RUGGERI
tovarisch (a native Russian speaker?) with his slightly accented English make listening to this book an absolutely wonderful experience.
Stella Birchall
from a modern viewpoint its hard to understand the ridiculous social conventions and snobbery of the era portrayed. Turgenev creates a great portrait of these people and their lives. great reader too
Angelica
I love Russian novels; this is no exception
A LibriVox Listener
what a wonderful book! the reading is excellent!