Turgenev in English : a checklist of works by and about him

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Turgenev in English : a checklist of works by and about him

by Rissa Yachnin, David H. Stam

EN·~2 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total

TURGENEV IN ENGLISH A Checklist of Works by and about Him

0:24

Preface

3:55

Turgenev Revisited

19:43

Works by Turgenev

59:29

Works about Turgenev

35:54

Title Index

34:46

Author and Translator Index

6:41

Transcriber’s Note

0:16

Description

A meticulous guide to the English presence of Ivan Turgenev, this volume gathers every translation, anthology appearance, and critical essay published in the Anglophone world up to the early twentieth century. The compilers organize the material chronologically for collected editions, alphabetically for individual stories and poems, and again by date for scholarly commentary, while providing cross‑references to original Russian titles and to the translators who brought the works to English readers. An introductory essay offers a concise literary portrait, and the accompanying indexes let users trace authors, titles, and variant names with ease.

Designed for students, researchers, and anyone seeking a clear map of Turgenev’s reception abroad, the checklist reveals how his stories moved from periodicals to major collected volumes and how critics gradually shaped his reputation. By documenting reprints, variant titles, and the evolution of scholarship, it serves as both a practical reference and a snapshot of the enduring dialogue between Russian literature and the English‑speaking world.

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en

Duration

~2 hours (154K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Starner, Larry B. Harrison, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Mar 4, 2018

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

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Rissa Yachnin

1900–1981

A meticulous librarian and bibliographer, she helped English-language readers trace the publication history of major Russian writers. Her reference works on Turgenev and Chekhov remain a quiet but valuable part of literary scholarship.

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David H. Stam

David H. Stam

1935–2023

A lifelong champion of books and libraries, David H. Stam combined a distinguished career in research librarianship with deep scholarly interests in literary history, polar exploration, and the culture of reading. His memoir and studies reflect a curious, wide-ranging mind shaped by decades among remarkable collections and readers.

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