The Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) 1870-1938 creator text utu 2013 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The duel" by A. I. Kuprin is a novel published in 1905. An intelligent young officer stationed at a dreary Russian military garrison struggles against the brutality and stupidity surrounding him. When he falls for Shurochka, a fellow officer's wife, he mistakes her compassion for genuine feeling. She harbors darker ambitions. Their affair sets in motion a fatal confrontation that exposes both personal betrayal and the moral decay of military society. Published after Russia's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, the novel earned Kuprin widespread acclaim. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duel_(Kuprin_novel) Translation of: Поединок. Release date is 2013-11-06 Produced by sp1nd, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Russia -- Fiction Dueling -- Fiction PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44117 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44117 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134019.0 44117