Translation by Constance Garnett (1901)
I. The Opening Sentence (Part One, Ch. 1)
Happy families are all alike every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way
II. The Ball Scene (Part One, Ch. 23)
Anna smiled and her smile was reflected by him
She grew thoughtful and he became serious
Some supernatural force drew Kitty’s eyes to Anna’s face
She was fascinating in her simple black dress fascinating were her round arms with their bracelets fascinating was her firm neck with its thread of pearls fascinating the straying curls of her loose hair fascinating the graceful light movements of her little feet and hands fascinating was that lovely face in its eagerness but there was something terrible and cruel in her fascination
III. The Seduction Scene (Part 2, Ch. 11)
he felt what a murderer must feel when he sees the body he has robbed of life
that body robbed by him of life was their love the first stage of their love
there was something awful and revolting in the memory of what had been bought at this fearful price of shame
shame at their spiritual nakedness crushed her and infected him
but in spite of all the murderer’s horror before the body of his victim he must hack it to pieces hide the body must use what he has gained by his murder
and with fury as it were with passion the murderer falls on the body and drags it and hacks at it so he covered her face and shoulders with kisses
IV. The Suicide (Part 7, Ch. 31)
she tried to fling herself below the wheels of the first carriage as it reached her
but the red bag which she tried to drop out of her hand delayed her and she was too late she missed the moment
she had to wait for the next carriage
a feeling such as she had known when about to take the first plunge in bathing came upon her and she crossed herself
that familiar gesture brought back into her soul a whole series of girlish and childish memories and suddenly the darkness that had covered everything for her was torn apart and life rose up before her for an instant with all its bright past joys
but she did not take her eyes from the wheels of the second carriage
and exactly at the moment when the space between the wheels came opposite her she dropped the red bag and drawing her head back into her shoulders fell on her hands under the carriage and lightly as though she would rise again at once dropped on to her knees
and at the same instant she was terror-stricken at what she was doing
where am i
what am i doing
what for
she tried to get up to drop backwards but something huge and merciless struck her on the head and rolled her on her back
lord forgive me all she said feeling it impossible to struggle
a peasant muttering something was working at the iron above her
and the light by which she had read the book filled with troubles falsehoods sorrow and evil flared up more brightly than ever before lighted up for her all that had been in darkness flickered began to grow dim and was quenched forever