Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 435 Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich 1812 1891 Гончаров, Иван Александрович Obryv. English The Precipice Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Precipice_(Goncharov_novel) This text is condensed from the original. Text file produced by Susan Skinner, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Precipice" by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century, set against the backdrop of Russian society. The book revolves around the life of the main character, Boris Pavlovich Raisky, who is portrayed as a charming but discontented man struggling with his aspirations and personal identity, exploring themes of artistic ambition and the conflicts between societal expectations and individual desires. The opening of the novel introduces Raisky, who is characterized by a complex blend of youthful exuberance and weariness from life’s disappointments. Despite his intelligence and artistic inclinations, he grapples with feelings of idleness and unfulfilled potential, as childhood memories and relationships with those around him shape his disillusionment. As he returns to his aunt's estate by the Volga River after years away, he is confronted with memories of a past filled with beauty, traditions, and turbulence. The narrative sets the stage for Raisky's internal struggles with familial ties, societal duties, and his quest for personal meaning as he navigates through his relationships with his aunt Tatiana and his younger cousins, Veroshka and Marfinka. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 729362 2025-07-03T10:49:12.589777 text/html 767701 2021-02-26T01:20:45 text/html 310714 2025-07-03T10:49:21.582791 application/epub+zip 323272 2025-07-03T10:49:14.715773 application/epub+zip 323273 2025-07-03T10:49:13.442832 application/epub+zip 566403 2025-07-03T10:49:26.897714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520207 2025-07-03T10:49:20.772766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488985 2022-09-04T05:28:46.920785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617914 2025-07-03T10:49:10.789341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617746 2016-11-07T05:35:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 604297 2013-05-30T07:26:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 604290 2013-05-30T07:26:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22905 2025-07-03T10:49:27.034755 application/rdf+xml 10622 2025-07-03T10:49:13.968763 image/jpeg 2870 2025-07-03T10:49:13.707783 image/jpeg 228609 2016-11-07T05:36:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 226889 2013-05-30T07:26:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 241637 2021-02-26T01:20:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 226794 2013-05-30T07:26:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 300198 2025-07-03T10:49:12.640845 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