...2002 by Global Language Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. First published in English, 1901. First published in Russian, 1877. “Vengeance is mine; ... ...t I Chapter 1 H APPY families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys’ house. The ... ...and was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her hus band that she could no... ...ating the views held by the majority. And in spite of the fact that science, art, and politics had no special interest for him, he firmly held those vi... ...he university for starting a benefit society for the poor students and Sunday schools; and how he had afterwards been a teacher in a peasant school, an... ...on of her attire, was very much annoyed. She was generally a mistress of the art of dressing well without great expense, and before leaving Moscow she... ...ly interested in books dealing with politics, philosophy, and theology, that art was utterly foreign to his nature; but, in spite of this, or rather, ... ... of talking about Shakespeare, Raphael, Beethoven, of the significance of new schools of poetry and music, all of which were classified by him with very... ...o all wrong. We pay the money, and it all goes in salaries, and there are no schools, nor district nurses, nor midwives, nor drug stores—nothing.” “We...

...Excerpt: Part I, Chapter 1; HAPPY families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys? house. The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to ...

...and the Alps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Book Seventh Residence in London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Book Eighth Retrosp... ...ospect: Love of Nature Leading to Love of Mankind . 126 Book Ninth Residence in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Book Tenth Reside... ...in France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Book Tenth Residence in France and French Revolution . . . . . . . . . 176 Book Eleventh Imagi... ... trouble of my dreams. 430 Wisdom and Spirit of the universe! Thou Soul that art the eternity of thought! Book First Introduction: Childhood and Scho... ...ortion of the river of my mind 215 Came from yon fountain?’ Thou, my Friend! art one More deeply read in thy own thoughts; to thee Science appears but... ...r absolute boast, But as a succedaneum, and a prop 220 To our infirmity. Thou art no slave Of that false secondary power, by which, In weakness, we cre... ... 415 Shall raise them highest in their own esteem; Let them parade among the schools at will, But spare the house of God. Was ever known The witless s... ...ain, Are scattered everywhere, no rarities, Even to the rudest novice of the schools. O friend, one feeling was there which belonged 595 To this great... ... other side, I called to mind those truths Which are the commonplaces of the schools, A theme for boys, too trite even to be felt, 160 Yet with revela...

...Excerpt: Book First; Introduction -- Childhood and School-time -- OH, there is blessing in this gentle breeze, That blows from the green fields and from the clouds And from the sky; it beats against my cheek, And seems half conscious of the joy it gives. O welcome messenger! O welcome friend! A captive greets th...

...idence at Cambridge, 34 -- Book Fourth Summer Vacation, 53 -- Book Fifth Books, 67 -- Book Sixth Cambridge and the Alps, 85 -- Book Seventh Residence in London, 105 -- Book Eighth Retrospect: Love of Nature Leading to Love of Mankind, 126 -- Book Ninth Residence in France, 150 -- Book Tenth Residence in France and French Revolution, 176 -- Book Eleventh Imagination, How Im...

... 483 CHAPTER 1 1 CHAPTER 1 U nder certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as a... ... dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circum stances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not—some people of course nev... ...ou partake of the tea or not—some people of course never do—the situation is in itself delightful. Those that I have in mind in be ginning to unfold ... ...omen don’t know how to write them, but my mother has thoroughly mastered the art of condensation. ‘Tired America, hot weather awful, return England wi... ...very particular about the appearance of her linen) was not a mistress of her art. At fixed intervals she paid a visit to her own country; but this last... ...maids and governesses (usually very bad ones) or had been sent to superficial schools, kept by the French, from which, at the end of a month, they had ... ...dis americanizing, nor had he a desire to teach his only son any such subtle art. It had been for himself so very soluble a problem to live in England... ...h, once you get off on the Continent. Annie Climber was asked three times in Italy—poor plain little Annie.” “Well, if Annie Climber wasn’t captured w... ...worst case, I think, is a friend of mine, a countryman of ours, who lives in Italy (where he also was brought before he knew better), and who is one o...

...Excerpt: CHAPTER 1; Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. There are circumstances in which, whether you partake of the tea or not--some people of course never do--the situation is in itself deligh...