A Reckless Character, and Other Stories

Name: A Reckless Character, and Other Stories
Author: Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

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Yes — read A Reckless Character, and Other Stories by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: C1
Length: 118 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

In a rigid, tradition-bound Russian household, young Mísha Polteff grows up under the watchful eyes of his strict father and melancholic mother, embodying a reckless spirit clashing with the old-fashioned customs that govern their lives.

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