On the Eve

On the Eve is a novel written by Ivan Turgenev and first published in 1860.

"On one of the hottest days of the summer of 1853, in the shade of a tall lime-tree on the bank of the river Moskva, not far from Kuntsovo, two young men were lying on the grass. One, who looked about twenty-three, tall and swarthy, with a sharp and rather crooked nose, a high forehead, and a restrained smile on his wide mouth, was lying on his back and gazing meditatively into the distance, his small grey eyes half closed."

This edition of On the Eve is based on Constance Garnett​'s translation.