Tolstoy

Russian novelist and philospher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for his monumental novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina but his reputation as a master of short fiction is richly evident in this unparalleled anthology. Here in the largest one-volume collection available are 36 stories of war intrigue treachery murder moral turmoil spiritual anguish and occasional redemption. They include early stories like the famed Sevastopol tales of warfare and Lost on the Steppe; the tour de force novellas The Death of Ivan Ilyitch and The Kreutzer Sonata; as well as folk tales parables realistic tales and many lesser-known gems.