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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy
Category: unmapped | Series: Classics S.
This is a collection of three short stories by Tolstoy: "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", "The Cossacks" and "Happy Ever After". The volume includes an introduction discussing the stories' influences and contemporary reactions towards them.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Classic Fiction
"The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is one of the masterpieces of Tolstoy's late fiction and the first major fictional work to be published by the author after his crisis and conversion to Christianity. The story of the life and death at the age of forty-five, of a high court prosecutor in 19th-century Russia, i ...Show more
The Devil and Other Stories by Aylmer (TRN) Louise Shanks (TRN); Maude Leo; Maude Tolstoy
Category: Fiction | Series: Oxford World's Classics
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories by Harriet Beecher Stowe; L. Frank. Baum; Algernon Blackwood; Brothers Grimm; Willa Cather; Charles Dickens; Nathaniel. Hawthorne; Leo Tolstoy; Mark Twain
Category: Anthologies
Experience the warmth and wonder of Christmas through the masterful storytelling of some of our greatest literary minds. Sixteen classic stories capture the enduring appeal of the Christmas tradition, all wrapped in lore with heartwarming narratives of redemption and humorous tales of everyday life. Sel ...Show more
The Forged Coupon by Hugh (TRN) Leo; Aplin Tolstoy
Category: Classic
Out of the initial act of counterfeiting a ruble note grows a series of evil deeds, in this, Tolstoy's last short novel. His theme is the consequences of every human action, for both good and ill: our responsibilities run deep. The escalation of evil can be stopped only by one who humbly absorbs it, wit ...Show more
The Gospel in Brief by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Religion
Seeking answers to 'the problem of life,' Tolstoy reinterpreted the first four books of the New Testament to create a single, integrated version of Christ's philosophy. The Russian author disregarded issues related to Jesus' divinity, focusing strictly on his words and teachings.
The Gospel in Brief: The Life of Jesus by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Philosophy and Religion
The four Gospels that begin the Bible's New Testament tell the life of Jesus. But each Gospel relates a slightly different version of events. Some stories appear only in one Gospel, while certain other stories are different in each. What Leo Tolstoy sought to do in "The Gospel In Brief" was to apply his ...Show more
The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Constance Black (TRN) Leo; Garnett Tolstoy
Category: Fiction
The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
The soul-searching book that inspired Gandhi to embrace the concept of passive resistance, Tolstoy's 1894 polemic outlines a radical, well-reasoned revision of traditional Christian thinking. The revered novelist and political thinker denounces violent revolution, calling upon readers to rely upon their ...Show more
The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Great Loves
Pozdnyshev and his wife have a turbulent relationship. When her beauty blossoms after the birth of their children, men begin to flock around her, and he becomes increasingly jealous. Convinced his wife is betraying him with a young musician, his overpowering suspicion drives him to ever more dangerous l ...Show more
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford World's Classics
'To love him was not enough for me after the happiness I had felt in falling in love. I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.' Leo Tolstoy, known to the world for his famous novels, also created throughout his s ...Show more
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics
This volume includes "Family Happiness"; "The Kreutzer Sonata"; "The Devil" and "Father Sergius". The four stories are all about love, but they take very different attitudes towards it. Tolstoy knows that his readers have fallen in love and also, often, fallen out of it; they have wanted to kill their l ...Show more