--- product_id: 11041805 title: "Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Penguin Classics)" brand: "ivan turgenevrichard freeborn" price: "KD 9.67" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/11041805-sketches-from-a-hunters-album-the-complete-edition-penguin-classics store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Penguin Classics) **Brand:** ivan turgenevrichard freeborn **Price:** KD 9.67 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Penguin Classics) by ivan turgenevrichard freeborn - **How much does it cost?** KD 9.67 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/11041805-sketches-from-a-hunters-album-the-complete-edition-penguin-classics) ## Best For - ivan turgenevrichard freeborn enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ivan turgenevrichard freeborn brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Penguin Classics) ## Images ![Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61taYSh-tcL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrific Stories! *by P***F on December 11, 2021* These stories have two merits. They contain descriptions of nature as sharp and clear as Thoreau's And they give us a clear sense of what life was like for serfs in the 1840's in Russia. This book had the effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Russia and helped bring an end to serfdom, but it is a far better book. The stories are compelling, and the people are realistically portrayed, faults and all. The translation is superb. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Turgenev's Hunting Travelogue *by G***S on July 28, 2017* This is my first foray into Turgenev. It was so entertaining that I would like to review his other literary works in the near future. I enjoyed how the author creates each story as a 'sketch' in which he allegorizes the plight of peasantry in 19th century Russia. The stories are told through fascinating and vivid characters which sometimes are told by the author as an observer, a narrator or even in the 3rd person. Turgenev wrote this collection of 'sketches' while on multiple hunting expeditions in the regions of southern Russia. The expeditions in themselves are a travelogue between the countryside and village and has a similarity of illustration by another early 19th century author, Astolphe de Custine in "Letters from Russia." The difference is in their style of writing and the usage of personal experiences to portray the inequality of the caste system. In Turgenev's "Sketches from a Hunter's Album," the episodic stories which exemplifies the author's best work in demonstrating the human condition of love, death, poverty, destitution, famine and master and 'slave' are in those characters of Living Relic, Bezhin Lea, Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands, Pyotr Petrovich Karateev and Chertopkhanov & Nedopyuskin. This novel is an excellent first read for Ivan Turgenev and should be a part of your library. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Collection of short stories for those who don't like them *by B***N on December 6, 2001* I don't like short stories, never have and I don't know why. I had to read this collection for a course and found it pretty good. The professor told us that this was Hemingway's favorite book which Hemingway had read over and over. In fact, Hemingway modeled some of his own stories on those here, particularly the Hemingway stories where nothing happens except someone might make a pot of coffee. But let's face it, these are not so much stories (narrations of events in time) as sketches of characters. Any plot would be too much plot and would interfer with the general effect, which is to show us the life and times of Russians before the liberation of the serfs. I liked "The Singers", as other reviewer have, but the true masterpiece, worth the entire price of the book, is "Living Relic." Nothing happens in that story except we learn again the beauty and strength of the human spirit and in the process the redemptive nature of true literature. ## Frequently Bought Together - Sketches from a Hunter's Album: The Complete Edition (Penguin Classics) - First Love and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) - Fathers and Sons (Oxford World's Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/11041805-sketches-from-a-hunters-album-the-complete-edition-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/11041805-sketches-from-a-hunters-album-the-complete-edition-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*