A female nihilist, tr. by G.S. Edwards

Ernest Lavigne

1880

Contents

• PART THE FIRST Chaptir pA0I I The End of Count Rostoff: 1
• The VassiliOstroff Tavern: 8
• Pavlovna: 21
• Some Talk about the Countess Stasia: 29
• In Praise of Slav Women: 37
• Prince Nosimoff and Baron Fritschen: 44
• What is a Nihilist?: 51
• Vladimirs Oath: 59
• Countess Stasia and her German Mistress: 67
• A Conversation between Serqius and Vladimir: 75
• Fritschens Hopes: 84
• A Thousand Roubles for a Photograph: 93
• The Third Section: 102
• Melancholy and Repentance: 111
• A Performance at the Michael Theatre: 120
• Preparations for a Party: 129
• Sergius the Propagandist: 138
• An Evening at the Rostoff Palace: 146
• A Nihilist Marriage: 154
• Vladimir Marries Stasia: 162
• PART THE SECOND I Meeting of Sergius and Pavlovna in the Winter Garden: 171
• Vladimir and Stasia arrive in Moscow: 179
• Four Letters: 186
• Sergius and Pavlovna leave St Petersburg: 193
• An Evening at Mlle Raucourts: 201
• Chapter Paoi VI The Nihilists become Embarrassing: 208
• At Petrovitch the Wine Merchants: 217
• In which Vladimir Throws off the Mask: 225
• A Raid by the Police: 233
• An Anonymous Letter: 242
• Some Drops of Blood on the Snow: 251
• The Countess Indulges a Fancy: 259
• Riboffski in his Cell: 268
• Simon: 277
• Vladimirs Warning: 286
• Two Pistol Shots: 294
• A Sad Vigil: 302
• Vladimir is Carried to his Wifes House: 310
• Sergius and Pavlovna: 318
• Stasias Reflections: 326
• A Police Attack: 334
• PART THE THIRD I The Enquiry: 343
• ir Arrest of Sergius and Pavlovna: 352
• in An Order of Arrest: 360
• The Preparation: 369
• The Accusation: 379
• The Speeches: 398
• The Verdict: 416
• The Prisoners: 425
• Stasia: 433
• Sergius and Fritschen: 442
• A Secret Press: 451
• Redoubled Severity: 459
• The Fulfilment of Fate: 467
• The Convict Chain: 475
• A Plan of Escape: 484
• Tobolsk: 492
• The Escape: 500
• The Frontier: 508
• Epilogue: 517

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Bibliographic information

• Title: A female nihilist, tr. by G.S. Edwards
• Author: Ernest Lavigne
• Translated by: G Sutherland Edwards
• Published: 1880
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Jul 21, 2006