Home of the Gentry

About “Home of the Gentry”

Home of the Gentry, also known as A Nest of the Gentlefolk, was written by Ivan Turgenev and first published in the January 1859 issue of the journal Sovremennik. The novel was well received by Russian readers and became one of Turgenev's most popular works. It was considered his least controversial novel and remained widely read until the end of the 19th century. The story reflects Turgenev's observations of Russian society and the lives of the gentry. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)