Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>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 classic stories include:</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Candle</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After the Dance</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Albert</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Alyosha the Pot</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An Old Acquaintance</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Does a Man Need Much Land?</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If You Neglect the Fire You Don't Put It Out</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Khodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of Nicholas II</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lucerne</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Memoirs of a Lunatic</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>My Dream</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Recollections of a Scorer</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Empty Drum</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Long Exile</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Posthumous Papers of the Hermit Fedor Kusmich</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Young Tsar</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>There Are No Guilty People</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Three Deaths</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Two Old Men</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What Men Live By</strong></p>