a biographical novel
Lermontov's Scottish Wind
Maxim PrivezentsevTranslation for this language is in progress — synopsis available.
About the book
The story reveals the key events of Lermontov's life that lead him to his fatal end. An important outcome of the journey was Thomas Beavitt's English translation of Lermontov's poem "11 June 1831" — the same translator who had earlier rendered the poet's "A Wish."
Who it's for
For those drawn to Lermontov, history, and a literary journey.
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Contents
- 01June 11, 1831. Serednikovo Estate. Young Michel languishes from unrequited loveFree sample
- 021834. The Ivanov Estate. Uvarov's Acquaintance with Lermontov and Prince Gagarin
- 032018. Serednikovo Estate. Visiting the Head of the Lermontov Heritage Foundation
- 041835. The Nikiforov Estate. Lermontov's Cunning Experiments
- 052018. Amsterdam. Ferry to Newcastle. Whiskey Party and Harley Breakdown
- 061836. The Gagarin Estate. Precursor to the "Circle of Sixteen"
- 072018. Eildon Hills. Lunch at the Café by Thomas Tower. Triumph Salon in Edinburgh
- 081837. Lermontov's Apartment. News of Pushkin's Death. Arrest and Exile
- 092018. Fingask Castle. Lord Triplett and His Library
- 101838. Lermontov's Return to St. Petersburg. The Exposure
- 112018. Balcomie Castle. Grandma Audrey. Scott and the Ruins of St Andrews Castle
- 121839. Reconciliation with Raevsky. Among the Gypsies
- 132018. Pliscarden Abbey. Brother Pascal
- 141840. The House of Countess Laval in Saint Petersburg. Lermontov's Duel with de Barante
- 152018. Inverness. Visiting Russian Artist Evgenia Vronskaya. Conversations on the Fate of an Artist in Scotland
- 161841. Kislovodsk. The Story of Lermontov's Fatal Duel with Martynov, as Told by Lev Pushkin
- 172018. The Fishing Village of Scoraig. Meeting with Thomas Beavitt, Conversations about Lermontov and the Translation of the Poem "June 11, 1831"
- 181842. Saint Petersburg. The Fate of the Members of the "Circle of Sixteen"
- 192018. Cairngorms National Park, Tom Garbh Beinn. Trip Summary
- 201842. Scotland. The Inn at Thomas's Tower. The Circle Is Closed
- 21June 11, 1831. My soul, I remember, from childhood years Sought the miraculous. I loved All the seductions of the world, but not the world In which I lived only for moments at a time; And those moment
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