A House of Gentlefolk · Character
Kalliopa Karlovna
A German woman, possibly a music teacher or companion.
minor
First appearance: xvi
Kalliopa Karlovna shows up with force in XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Varvara's mother, of German extraction, described as a woman of great sensibility with a perpetual tear in her left eye.
Kalliopa Karlovna first appears in 0015 xvi.
In XIII: Varvara's mother, of German extraction, described as a woman of great sensibility with a perpetual tear in her left eye.
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- Other
Character groups
- Kalitin Household Circle
- Servants, Pets, and Acquaintances
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
Lavretsky’s emotional and psychological peak occurs when his stunned realization that his wife is alive shatte…
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See Kalliopa Karlovna in xvi