Noble House / Lotte

Author: Flaubert
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Publish Date: 1998-05-01
Features: This book is the immortal work of Turgenev. It portrays the image of a mediocre intellectual in the 1840s. The protagonist of A House of Noble Families is a young man from an ancient Russian noble family. After marriage, he settles abroad. Due to his wife's infidelity, he becomes deeply disillusioned with love and plans to return to his homeland to achieve something. Upon returning, he falls in love with a graceful, innocent, and kind-hearted girl. The joy of being with her dispels years of accumulated sorrow in his heart. Just as love rekindles his hope for life, his wife returns, and everything becomes a dream.
Riton is an intellectual of noble landlord origin. He has lofty ideals, sharp wit, and a captivating way of speaking, which makes many people, especially the young, admire him. A girl becomes infatuated with him and falls in love with him, willing to abandon everything despite her mother's opposition. When asked what to do, he is frightened by the responsibility that falls upon him, and his answer is, "Only to submit." The girl is heartbroken.