Veera Vorontzoff : Kertomus venäläisestä elämästä by S. V. Kovalevskaia

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.html.images 269 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.epub3.images 179 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.epub.images 182 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.epub.noimages 163 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.kf8.images 338 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.kindle.images 326 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71802.txt.utf-8 251 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/71802/pg71802-h.zip 180 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Kovalevskaia, S. V. (Sofia Vasilevna), 1850-1891
Title Veera Vorontzoff : Kertomus venäläisestä elämästä
Original Publication Tampere: Isak Julinin Kustannusliike, 1913.
Credits Tuula Temonen
Summary "Veera Vorontzoff: Kertomus venäläisestä elämästä" by S. V. Kovalevskaia is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative introduces readers to the life of the titular character, Veera Vorontzoff, amidst the backdrop of Russian aristocracy and societal changes of the period. As the story unfolds, it likely delves into themes of identity, duty, and the clash between tradition and modernity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the titular character, Veera Vorontzoff, through her interactions with a narrator who has recently moved to St. Petersburg. Veera, a strikingly beautiful young woman, comes to seek the narrator's guidance, expressing her desire to dedicate her life to a greater cause after the death of her father and her mother’s retreat to a convent. Their meeting sets the stage for a profound friendship as the narrator becomes a confidante for Veera, eager to help her find purpose. Covalevskaia also hints at Veera's noble heritage through the portrayal of the Vorontzoff family lineage, intercut with glimpses of their opulent yet tumultuous lives, emphasizing the duality of beauty and struggle in the life of the aristocracy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Finnish
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Russia -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 71802
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 30, 2023
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 40 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!