Selected works (20 masterpieces) of Ivan Turgenev

Book excerpt: Selected works of Ivan Turgenev from the series "Best of the Best" is the book that everyone should read to understand themselves and each other. The authors and works for this book series were selected, as a result of numerous studies, analysis of the texts over the past 100 years and the demand for readers. It must be read in order to understand the world around us, its history, to recognize the heroes, to understand the winged expressions and jokes that come from these literary works. Reading these books will mean the discovery of a world of self-development and self-expression for each person. These books have been around for decades, and sometimes centuries, for the time they recreate, the values they teach, the point of view, or simply the beauty of words. This volume of the Best of the Best series includes famous works FATHERS AND CHILDREN THE TORRENTS OF SPRING RUDIN ON THE EVE A HOUSE OF GENTLEFOLK SMOKE A LEAR OF THE STEPPES ACIA FAUST THE DIARY OF A SUPERFLUOUS MAN A TOUR IN THE FOREST YAKOV PASINKOV ANDREI KOLOSOV A CORRESPONDENCE CLARA MILITCH PHANTOMS THE SONG OF TRIUMPHANT LOVE THE DREAM POEMS IN PROSE A SPORTSMAN'S SKETCHES