The Artamonov Business (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Maxim Gorki
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: c. 1863-1917
- Setting: Russia
- Principal Characters: Ilya Artamonov, Pyotr Artamonov, Nikita Artamonov, Alexey Artamonov, Natalya Baimakov, Uliana Baimakov, Ilya, Yakov, Tikhon Vyalov
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Historical fiction, Family literature, Political fiction
- Subjects: Factories, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Capitalism, Russia or Russian people, Factory management
- Locales: Moscow, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Story:
About two years after the liberation of the Russian serfs, Ilya Artamonov arrived with his two sons, Pyotr and Nikita, and Alexey, his nephew and adopted son, in the little town of Dromov along the Vataraksha River. Ilya Artamonov had served as a bailiff to a prince, and the nobleman had recommended him highly to the authorities. Without giving the mayor of Dromov, Evgeny Baimakov, a chance for objections, Artamonov announced that he planned to build a linen factory and that he considered the mayor’s daughter Natalya would make a good wife for his oldest son....
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