Eugene Onegin, A Romance of Russian Life in Verse, by Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), the Russian poet, playwright and novelist of the Romantic era, is considered a classic of Russian literature and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes (so-called ‘superfluous men’). It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832, with the first complete edition appearing in 1833, and the currently accepted version is based on the 1837 publication. The wrok is admired for the artfulness of its verse narrative as well as for its exploratiaon of the themes of life, death, love, ennui, convention and passion. Published in 1881, this is the first known English translation of the work made by a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army.