Project Gutenberg 2007-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 59 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Turgenieff, Iwan Löfgren, Elisabeth 1851 1931 Lofgren, Elisabeth Luutnantti Jergunovin juttu Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Luutnantti Jergunovin juttu" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a short story likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative revolves around Lieutenant Jergunov, who recounts a poignant moment from his younger days, interspersed with reflections on beauty, personal connections, and the social dynamics of his time. The story sets the stage for themes of memory, romance, and the interaction between duty and desire. The opening portion introduces us to Lieutenant Jergunov as he shares a story that has become a staple of his conversations, despite the audience knowing it by heart. The narrative transports us to Nikolajev, a city by the Dnieper River, during Jergunov's youth when he was tasked with important civil duties. We learn of his character—his reserved nature, keen sense of duty, and unacknowledged longing for beauty, embodied in a chance encounter with a distressed young woman named Emilia. Through this encounter, the groundwork is laid for a deeper exploration of Jergunov's feelings and potential romantic experiences, setting an atmosphere rich in emotional complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Short stories PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 109307 2025-07-09T13:41:27.753113 text/html 109128 2025-01-09T14:55:35.493169 text/html 118053 2025-07-09T13:41:33.006101 application/epub+zip 118188 2025-07-09T13:41:30.620097 application/epub+zip 107146 2025-07-09T13:41:29.546115 application/epub+zip 259797 2025-07-09T13:41:34.736100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249882 2025-07-09T13:41:32.353140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203512 2022-09-11T04:08:25.049501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95945 2025-07-09T13:41:27.524163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91856 2007-10-22T11:19:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18649 2025-07-09T13:41:34.856112 application/rdf+xml 15177 2025-07-09T13:41:30.030137 image/jpeg 3864 2025-07-09T13:41:29.786108 image/jpeg 37019 2007-10-22T11:19:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 120227 2025-07-09T13:41:27.763126 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia