The Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District - Paperback

by Nikolai Leskov (Author), Alfred Edward Chamot (Author)

The Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District deals with the theme of the subordinate role expected from women in 19th-century European society. Also it revolves around adultery, provincial life and the planning of murder by a woman, hence the title inspired by the Shakespearean character Lady Macbeth from his play Macbeth.