First Love (Everyman's Library Classics)

First Love (Everyman's Library Classics)

<DIV><B>A timeless tale of youth, love, and loss, masterfully rendered by Ivan Turgenev</B><BR /><BR /> Vladimir Petrovich and his friends are gathered at a party recounting stories of their first loves. Vladimir tells a vivid tale of unrequited adolescent passion: When he was sixteen, he met the beautiful twenty-one-year-old Zinaida Alexandrovna Zasyekina and fell head over heels. Unfortunately for Vladimir, several other—more eligible—suitors also hoped to win the affections of the beautiful Zinaida.<BR />  <BR /> An assured classic, Turgenev’s poignant novella follows young Vladimir through the peaks of ecstatic ardor and the valleys of bitter disappointment, concluding in inevitable tragedy.<BR />  <BR /> This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</DIV>