The Cliff in 2 Volumes Set

The novel "The Cliff" 1869 became the culmination of I. A. Goncharov's "trilogy," which began with "A Common Story" and continued with "Oblomov." All three novels are part of the golden fund of Russian and world literature and continue to be popular with readers. "The Cliff," which the author worked on for twenty years, is often referred to as an encyclopedia of passions. Concerning the main heroine of his novel, Goncharov wrote after its publication: "I was captivated by the manifestations of passion in the pure and proud nature of a woman and her struggle with it. In general, I was always struck by the process of diverse manifestations of passion, that is, love, which, despite what anyone may say, has a tremendous influence on fate... I inadvertently stirred up and exhausted in the novel almost all images of passions." Thus, Boris Raysky, a young man leading the life of a free artist, arrives at his estate on the Volga. This is a blessed corner where everything delights the eye: the old house, the tender greenery of birches and limes, the silvery strip of the river, and only the mysterious cliff at the end of the garden frightens the inhabitants of the estate due to the related legend about the jealous husband who killed his wife and rival…