Youth

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• Publisher: Sovereign
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781910558218
• Edition: 0

"e;Youth, "e; the concluding volume of Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, charts the evolution of Nikolai Irtenev as he steps into the broader world of adulthood. Here, Nikolai's ideals and aspirations are tested against the realities of society, love, and ambition. Tolstoy masterfully depicts the inner turmoil and exuberance of young adulthood, exploring themes of identity, passion, and the search for one's place in the world. This narrative beautifully encapsulates the bittersweet transition into the complexities of mature life.

Table of contents

• I. WHAT I CONSIDER TO HAVE BEEN THE BEGINNING OF MY YOUTH
• II. SPRINGTIME
• III. DREAMS
• IV. OUR FAMILY CIRCLE
• V. MY RULES
• VI. CONFESSION
• VII. THE EXPEDITION TO THE MONASTERY
• VIII. THE SECOND CONFESSION
• IX. HOW I PREPARED MYSELF FOR THE EXAMINATIONS
• X. THE EXAMINATION IN HISTORY
• XI. MY EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS
• XII. MY EXAMINATION IN LATIN
• XIII. I BECOME GROWN-UP
• XIV. HOW WOLODA AND DUBKOFF AMUSED THEMSELVES
• XV. I AM FETED AT DINNER
• XVI. THE QUARREL
• XVII. I GET READY TO PAY SOME CALLS
• XVIII. THE VALAKHIN FAMILY
• XIX. THE KORNAKOFFS
• XX. THE IWINS
• XXI. PRINCE IVAN IVANOVITCH
• XXII. INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH MY FRIEND
• XXIII. THE NECHLUDOFFS
• XXIV. LOVE
• XXV. I BECOME BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE NECHLUDOFFS
• XXVI. I SHOW OFF
• XXVII. DIMITRI
• XXVIII. IN THE COUNTRY
• XXIX. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GIRLS AND OURSELVES
• XXX. HOW I EMPLOYED MY TIME
• XXXI. “COMME IL FAUT”
• XXXII. YOUTH
• XXXIII. OUR NEIGHBOURS
• XXXIV. MY FATHER’S SECOND MARRIAGE
• XXXV. HOW WE RECEIVED THE NEWS
• XXXVI. THE UNIVERSITY
• XXXVII. AFFAIRS OF THE HEART
• XXXVIII. THE WORLD
• XXXIX. THE STUDENTS’ FEAST
• XL. MY FRIENDSHIP WITH THE NECHLUDOFFS
• XLI. MY FRIENDSHIP WITH THE NECHLUDOFFS
• XLII. OUR STEPMOTHER
• XLIII. NEW COMRADES
• XLIV. ZUCHIN AND SEMENOFF
• XLV. I COME TO GRIEF