A Hero of Our Time
by Mikhail Lermontov
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
An old man walks wearily along a long mountain footpath, carrying the journal of an officer he once knew. Pechorin was young, brave and loyal. In his journal he wrote down all of his adventures, involving thievery, smugglers, rivals and love. But when the two friends meet again, Pechorin has changed. He is cold and distant.
What happened to Pechorin in the year that has passed, and will he ever find happiness again?
Oblomov
by Ivan Goncharov
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Ilya Oblomov should be the happiest person in St Petersburg. He has a fashionable house, a large country estate, and endless invites to fancy dinners and glamorous balls. But Oblomov finds things difficult. The outside world overwhelms him. Even thinking about it makes him exhausted! He would much rather stay inside in his warm, comfy bed.
Can Oblomov find the energy he needs to live a happy life, or will he lose everything ... including the love of his life?
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Anna Karenina appears to have the perfect life. Young and beautiful, she lives in a fashionable house in Moscow with her respected husband and their young son. But Anna is deeply unhappy. Her older husband bores her, and she misses the lively city she grew up in. Then Count Vronsky, a dashing young officer, invites her to dance at a ball.
Will Anna protect the comfortable life she has, or risk it all for forbidden love?
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Pierre is nothing like his confident, handsome friend Andrei. He is awkward and shy - and when his father dies and leaves Pierre a vast fortune, suddenly very popular. As war rages on the edges of Moscow and the charming young Natasha catches the eye of both friends, Pierre must decide what he wants and who he is.
Can Pierre finally find happiness, and will Natasha decide where her heart truly lies?
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Turgenev
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Nickolai Kirsanov is excited for his son's return to their family estate - but not so thrilled to meet the strange friend he brings with him. While Arkady is friendly and kind, Bazarov is quiet, unemotional and only interested in cold hard facts. He is a Nihilist. Faced with glamorous balls and first love, Bazarov is determined to teach Arkady his way of life.
Will Arkady become more like his friend, or will the two friends both learn from each other, instead?
Three Sisters
by Anton Chekhov
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
When their parents die, sisters Olga, Masha and Irina are left to look after their beautiful family home. Each sister longs for more from life: Olga and Irina want to return to Moscow, while Masha is miserably married to a man she does not love. Then their brother, Andrey, marries the demanding Natasha, who is determined to make changes - and not for the better.
Will the sisters be able to hold onto what they hold dear, or will they lose everything?
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Dimitri is angry and reckless. Ivan is smart and logical. Alyosha is caring and forgiving. And their half-brother Smerdyakov is treated no better than a servant by their father. When Dimitri falls in love with a woman who isn't his fiancée and sets out to get the money his father is keeping from him, tensions within the family run higher than ever.
Can Alyosha bring the Karamazov family together before disaster strikes?
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
read by Dan Bottomley, Gemma Barder
Part of the Easy Classics Epic Collection series
An adapted and illustrated edition of the Russian classic, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Once a promising young student, Raskolnikov does not know how he ended up poor and miserable. Determined to get his life back on track, he commits a terrible act. But as his desperate mother and sister turn up on his doorstep, and a stern police detective starts sniffing around, Raskolnikov's troubles may not be over after all.
Will Raskolnikov be punished for his crime, or will the guilt get him first?