Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (November 9 1818 - September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His first major publication, a short story collection entitled A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), was a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction. In this book: Smoke A House of Gentlefolk On the Eve A Desperate Character and Other Stories The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Dream Tales and Prose Poems Translator: Constance Clara Garnett