"Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace" branded Tolstoy as one of the
greatest writers in modern history. Few, however, have read his
wonderful short stories. Now, in one collection, are the 20 greatest
short stories of Leo Tolstoy, which give a snapshot of Russia and its
people in the late nineteenth century. A fine introduction is given
by Andrew Barger. Annotations are included of difficult Russian
terms. There is also a Tolstoy biography at the start of the book
with photos of Tolstoy's relatives. The stories include: A Candle,
After the Dance, Albert, Alyosha the Pot, An Old Acquaintance, Does a
Man Need Much Land?, If You Neglect the Fire You Don't Put It Out,
Khodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of Nicholas II, Lucerne,
Memoirs of a Lunatic, My Dream, Recollections of a Scorer, The Empty
Drum, The Long Exile, The Posthumous Papers of the Hermit Fedor
Kusmich, The Young Tsar, There Are No Guilty People, Three Deaths,
Two Old Men, and What Men Live By. Read the 20 greatest short stories
of Leo Tolstoy Today!
ANA KARENINA
(Leo Tolstoy, Laura Garcia (Narrator); ISBN: 9584301896;
Audio CD; 2002-03-01; 96% match)
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Walk in the light & twenty-three tales
(Leo Tolstoy; translated from the Russian by Louise and Aylmer Maude; ISBN: 0874869676;
(pbk.) :£9.50; 65% match)
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