Project Gutenberg 2013-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 337 Saltykov, Mikhail Evgrafovich 1826 1889 Салтыков-Щедрин, Михаил Евграфович Saltykov-Shchedrin, Mikhail Evgrafovich Yarmolinsky, Avrahm 1890 1975 Yarmolinsky, A. Ярмолінскіў, Абрам Цалевіч Yarmolinsky, Abraham Gospoda Golovlevy. English A family of noblemen Another English translation has been published under the title: The Golovlyov family. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golovlyov_Family Produced by Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) "A Family of Noblemen" by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Arina Petrovna Golovliov, a stern and domineering matriarch, as she navigates the complexities of family relationships and the management of her estate. Key characters include her sons—Stepan, who returns home in a state of disarray, and Porfiry, a sycophantic opportunist—and the dynamic within the family reflects themes of greed, entitlement, and the burdens of legacy. At the start of the novel, the focus is on Arina Petrovna and her bailiff Anton Vasilyev as she grapples with disquieting news about her son, Stepan, who has squandered his inheritance and is returning home. Arina is portrayed as a formidable and independent woman, fiercely protective of her estate, grappling with her contradictory feelings towards her not-so-favored offspring. Stepan, characterized by his frivolous lifestyle and failed attempts at independence, prepares to confront the bleak reality of returning to a mother who clearly despises him. The opening chapters set a tone of dark satire, illustrating both the dynamics of a dysfunctional family and the societal expectations of aristocracy, marking an intriguing beginning to the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Domestic fiction Families -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 663751 2025-09-18T03:41:25.393030 text/html 646971 2024-10-23T19:54:17 text/html 330388 2025-09-18T03:41:34.630934 application/epub+zip 338630 2025-09-18T03:41:28.307985 application/epub+zip 318990 2025-09-18T03:41:27.108044 application/epub+zip 567549 2025-09-18T03:41:39.575949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550490 2025-09-18T03:41:33.847956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537191 2022-09-20T07:44:58.244099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643333 2025-09-18T03:41:24.090975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 623480 2024-10-23T19:54:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17816 2025-09-18T03:41:39.708903 application/rdf+xml 11821 2025-09-18T03:41:27.618982 image/jpeg 3118 2025-09-18T03:41:27.360960 image/jpeg 323371 2025-09-18T03:41:25.446960 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia