Издания и произведения

Уездного врача, коротающего вечер за партией в преферанс, попросили срочно приехать и осмотреть пациента. Добираться до места — целых двадцать вёрст, дорога ужасная, заработать, похоже, много не удастся, но делать нечего — надобно ехать и исполнять свой долг. Так решил доктор и отправился смотреть больного. Точнее, больную, т.к. пациенткой оказалась молодая девушка, к тому же — чрезвычайно красивая... (с) duke

The short story “The District Doctor” by Ivan Turgenev belongs to the genre of narrative. The author caught a cold and invited the district physician to his hotel. After some medical procedures were completed, the main characters had a frank conversation during which the district doctor told the story of his life. The author said «I am going to impart his narrative to the indulgent reader. I shall endeavour to express myself in the physician's words». Ivan Turgenev is a classical Russian writer, his works are studied in schools. One reason for such success is the ability of the author to use the language of simple people. The translation…