Alexander Pushkin
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Tatyana and Catherine: The Bittersweet Beauty of Eugene Onegin and Washington Square
Previously: From Eyre to Onegin (2012) NOTE: This post contains spoilers for both novels. I recently finished my first Henry James novel, Washington Square (1880). I have often heard tough things about James’s style, but I picked up this book with great anticipation, having watched the 1949 adaptation called The Heiress. Olivia de Havilland led Continue reading
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Eugene Onegin
Eugene Oneginby Alexander PushkinEdition: Oxford World’s Classics, paperback My overall rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Bored by the dissipation and drama of his youthful life, Eugene Onegin withdraws from society to his inherited estate in the Russian countryside. His only friend is Vladimir Lensky, a young, romantic poet who is engaged to Olga Larin. Continue reading
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