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Oxford University Press, USA (1983), Paperback, 208 pages
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Publisher: London: Edward Arnold Publication date: 1917 Subjects: Aksakov, S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich), 1791-1859 Authors, Russian -- 19th century Education -- Soviet Union Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
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Transports you back to 1799 Russia; in a vivid and simply written narrative, Aksakov recalls being sent away from his beloved family home to a distant boarding school. A harsh awakening, hysterical (?) episodes, his devoted mother travels to fetch him home...and a scarcely credible scene (to the
After a year at home - Aksakov recalls the scenery and the field sports - he returns to school and makes a better show of it this time round, shining at literature, and becoming massively interested in the theatre.
Very well written.
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21st century reader) of having to get the school governor's permission before she can remove him in an almost law court type of hearing!After a year at home - Aksakov recalls the scenery and the field sports - he returns to school and makes a better show of it this time round, shining at literature, and becoming massively interested in the theatre.
Very well written.
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Russian
Original publication date
1856
1917 (English translation)
ISBN
019281575X / 9780192815750
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DK651.K2