Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District

by Nikolai Leskov

15 chapters2h 4mEnglish1923

About this book

In Mzinsk, a remote Russian town, adultery is Katerina's relief from boredom. Before long she has developed a passion for he lover, Sergei, that will lead to more than one murder. The title of Nikolai Leskov's novella, published in Russian in 1865, was inspired by Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth, but a quite different fate is store for Katerina. - Summary by Phil Benson

Chapters (15)

1Chapter I

393

2Chapter II

471

3Chapter III

387

4Chapter IV

273

5Chapter V

173

6Chapter VI

1021

7Chapter VII

834

8Chapter VIII

434

9Chapter IX

379

10Chapter X

473

11Chapter XI

380

12Chapter XII

459

13Chapter XIII

385

14Chapter XIV

607

15Chapter XV

797

Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District

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Chapters (15)

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