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First love, and other stories
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) and Isabel Florence Hapgood (1850-1928) [Translator] "First love, and other stories" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a collection of short fiction first published in 1860. The title novella tells the story of a sixteen-year-old boy's infatuation with a capricious twenty-one-year-old neighbor. Turgenev considered it his most autobiographical work, drawing from a youthful episode involving a young princess who captured his heart. The tale explores the complexities of passion when Vladimir discovers unexpected truths about Zinaida's affections, creating a narrative that divided critics yet captivated readers, including the Russian emperor himself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1142