Anna Karenina
The novel opens with a scene introducing Prince Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ('Stiva'), a Moscow aristocrat and civil servant who has been unfaithful to his wife Darya Alexandrovna ('Dolly'). Dolly has discovered his affair with the family's governess, and the household and family are in turmoil. Stiva's affair and his reaction to his wife's distress show an amorous personality that he cannot se...
The novel opens with a scene introducing Prince Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky ('Stiva'), a Moscow aristocrat and civil servant who has been unfaithful to his wife Darya Alexandrovna ('Dolly'). Dolly has discovered his affair with the family's governess, and the household and family are in turmoil. Stiva's affair and his reaction to his wife's distress show an amorous personality that he cannot se...
