A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Vol. I (Paperback)

from Polaris-

This was my first experience of Turgenev. I've been wanting to read 'A Sportsman's Notebook', so I was pleased to get this audiobook copy in the LT Early Reviewers' programme. 'The Hunting Sketches' are taken from 'A Sportsman's Notebook' - this is Book 1 of an intended audiobook series. I have m...

from Steve38

'The Hunting Sketches' as this Max Bollinger audio disc titles them is Turgenev's earliest and probably best know and appreciated work. The collection of short stories comes under various titles from different translations. Other options include 'Sketches from a Hunter's Album' or 'Sportsman's Sk...

from GeneRuyle

What Turgenev's Early Writing Led Him To (A review of The Hunting Sketches) A work from a distant country in a foreign language written over a century-and-a-half ago had better be able to speak for itself. Fortunately, as an audio book, it now can. When a book first comes out, as this one did, it...

from TheWasp

These short stories relate the interactions between a Russian land owner and his neighbours. I enjoyed them. These stories were read via an audio book, and while the Russian accent gave the stories a more authentic feel, and I am most grateful that someone else was pronouncing those Russian names...

from yarb

These are classic stories: lapidary vignettes of Russian country life, penetrating and humane. And Garnet's translation has worn rather well in my opinion. But the quality of an audiobook is directly dependent on the narrator, and unfortunately Max Bollinger's delivery is a major let-down. I like...