Yevgeny Onegin by Pushkin, Alexander (Author)

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Author: Pushkin, Alexander (Author)Classic fiction (pre c 1945)Published on 18 December 2025 by PUSHKIN PRESS (Pushkin Press Classics) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 256 pages196 x 130 x 23 | 226g
Timeless insight into the human heart GuardianAn immortal and unequalled poem Fyodor DostoyevksyThe greatest work by the founder of modern Russian literature a timeless story of vanity and love, in a startlingly modern translationThe aristocratic Yevgeny Onegin has come into his inheritance, leaving the glamour of St Petersburgs social life to take up residence at his uncles country estate. Master of the nonchalant bow, the aristocratic Onegin is the very model of a social butterfly a fickle dandy, liked by all for his wit and easy ways.When the shy and passionate Tatyana falls in love with him, Onegin condescendingly rejects her, and instead diverts himself by flirting with her sister, Olga with terrible consequences. One of the greatest works in all Russian literature,Yevgeny Oneginis a timeless story of vanity, innocence and love.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.Translated by Anthony BriggsAlexander Pushkin was born in 1799. He published his first poem when he was a teenager, and in 1820 his first long poem Ruslan and Lyudmila made him famous. His work, including the novel-in-verseYevgeny Onegin, the poemThe Bronze Horseman, the playBoris Godunovand the short story The Queen of Spades, has secured his place as one of the greatest writers, in any language, ever to have lived. He died aged just 37, having been wounded in a duel Pushkins 29th by his brother-in-law.