The ten best fictional fathers

At the Telegraph Jamie Fewery tagged the ten best fictional fathers, including:
Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov in Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Turgenev’s novel is a look at the relationships between two fathers and two sons - the other is Vasily Ivanovich Bazarov. But I’ve picked Nikolai as he is the more intriguing character. His initial excitement at his son’s return home is tempered by the