Lev Tolstoi

"What Men Live By" is a short story written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1885. It is one of the short stories included in his collection What Men Live By, and Other Tales, published in 1885. The compilation also included the written pieces "The Three Questions", "The Coffee-House of Surat", and "How Much Land Does …

Tolstoy's passionate and iconoclastic writings--on issues of faith, immortality, freedom, violence, and morality--reflect his intellectual search for truth and a religion firmly grounded in reality. The selection includes 'A Confession,' 'Religion and Morality,' 'What Is Religion, and of What Does Its Essence …

"Anna Karenina" on vene kirjaniku Lev Tolstoi romaan, mis esmakordselt avaldati aastail 1875–1877 järjejutuna ajakirjas Russkii Vestnik, kuid ajakirja toimetaja Mihhail Katkovi tülide tõttu Tolstoiga ei avaldatud romaani täies mahus. Aastal 1878 töötas Tolstoi "Anna Karenina" põhjalikult ümber ning samal aastal ilmus …

Family Happiness is an 1859 novella written by Leo Tolstoy, first published in The Russian Messenger.

"Anna Karenina" on vene kirjaniku Lev Tolstoi romaan, mis esmakordselt avaldati aastail 1875–1877 järjejutuna ajakirjas Russkii Vestnik, kuid ajakirja toimetaja Mihhail Katkovi tülide tõttu Tolstoiga ei avaldatud romaani täies mahus. Aastal 1878 töötas Tolstoi "Anna Karenina" põhjalikult ümber ning samal aastal ilmus …

On the Eve is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. Turgenev embellishes this love story with observations on middle class life and interposes some art and philosophy. Nikolay Dobrolyubov was critical of On the Eve, offending Turgenev.

This new edition combines Tolstoy’s most famous short tale, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, with a less well known but equally brilliant gem, Master and Man, both newly translated by Ann Pasternak Slater. Both stories confront death and the process of dying: In Ivan Ilyich, a bureaucrat looks back over his life, which …