Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina is one of the greatest novels written by Leo Tolstoy, often credited as the pinnacle of realist fiction, and described by Tolstoy himself as his first true novel....

"e;I am acting badly,"e; thought Yevgeny, "e;But what's one to do? Anyhow it is not for long."e;Leo Tolstoy is known for epic novels that brilliantly dissect society, but the novella The Devil may be the most personally revealingand startlingfiction he ever wrote. He thought it so scandalous, in fact, that he hid the...

Volume IWritten over a period of more than half a century, Leo Tolstoy's stories reflect every aspect of his art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth and simplicity, and his growing preoccupation with religion. The stories in...

There is no explanation.Written eight years after the publication of Anna Kareninaa time during which, despite the global success of his novels, Leo Tolstoy renounced fiction in favor of religious and philosophical tractsThe Death of Ivan Ilych represents perhaps the most keenly realized melding of Tolstoy's spirituality with his artistic...

It's been called the greatest novel ever written. Now, Tolstoy's timeless saga of love and betrayal is transported to an awesomer version of 19th-century Russia. It is a world humming with high-powered groznium engines: where debutantes dance the 3D waltz in midair, mechanical wolves charge into battle alongside brave young soldiers, and...

In 1851 Leo Tolstoy enlisted in the Russian army and was sent to the Caucasus to help defeat the Chechens. During this war a great Avar chieftain, Hadji Murd, broke with the Chechen leader Shamil and fled to the Russians for safety. Months later, while attempting to rescue his family from Shamils prison, Hadji Murd was pursued by those he had...