A Nobleman’s Nest (1858), also translated as Home of the Gentry or Liza, is one of Turgenev’s most loved novels. It follows Lavretsky, a Russian landowner who returns to his estate after a failed marriage abroad, and falls deeply in love with the gentle, devout Liza — only for fate and circumstance to intervene. The novel is suffused with Turgenev’s characteristic lyrical melancholy.
A beautifully crafted exploration of love, duty, and the irreversibility of time, this public-domain novel is now available as a free EPUB download.