Leo Tolstoy
Author
Publisher
Benjamin R. Tucker
Pub. Date
1890.
Description
The Kreutzer Sonata, one of the most controversial novels written by Leo Tolstoy. It was named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata and attracted immediate attention of censors on both sides of the Atlantic when it first appeared. The narrative follows the main character, Pozdnyshev who relates the events leading up to his killing his wife.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
Pub. Date
1896.
Description
Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy is most famous for his sprawling portraits of nineteenth-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace. But at the age of fifty, he endured a spiritual crisis that prompted him to seek answers from learned men on "the problem of life." When they were unable to offer solutions, he turned to the study of Christianity. Dazzled by the light of truth that illuminated...
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead and Company
Pub. Date
1900.
Description
This vintage book contains a fascinating and insightful analysis of socio-economic conditions written more than a hundred years ago. In it, Tolstoy explores the flaws of the division of labour, progress, greed, economic theories, wage slavery, and more in astonishing detail. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in socialism, capitalism, and economic history. Contents include: "Goods-Porters who Work Thirty-Seven Hours", "Society's...
4) Hadji Murád
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead and Company
Pub. Date
1912.
Description
"Hadji Murad" was Tolstoy's last novel. It is a narrative based on actual events that occurred during the Russian war with the Chechens in 1850's Russia. Tolstoy enlisted in the Russian army and saw first-hand the brutality of this war. Hadji Murad is the story of its central character. A soldier on the Chechen side who breaks ranks and flees to the side of the Russians. Months later Hadji returns to try and rescue his imprisoned family with tragic...
Author
Publisher
The Open Court Publishing Company
Pub. Date
1905.
Description
In this carefully constructed critical essay, written in 1894, Tolstoy admonishes a government that wages war by arousing patriotic fervor and a Church that supports such a government's policies. His argument-that war and patriotism have nothing in common with the Christian principles of nonviolence and nonresistance-continues to resound today.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
Pub. Date
1887.
Description
In addition to his towering novels, Tolstoy also triumphed with shorter works. Included in this collection are tales based on the author's personal military experience: "The Invaders," "The Wood-Cutting Expedition," "An Old Acquaintance," "Lost on the Steppe, or, The Snowstorm," and "Polikushka Kholstomer."
Author
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
Pub. Date
1886.
Description
A trio of semi-autobiographical novels, “Childhood”, “Boyhood”, and “Youth” portray a rich landowner's son and his growing realization of the gulf between himself and his family's peasants. Tolstoy's childlike perspective, leavened with adult understanding, weaves a universal tale of the emotions, confusions, and fears of a young boy as he begins to understand his place in society and his growing awareness of the world around him.
9) My Religion
Author
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
Pub. Date
1885.
Description
This book contains a thorough statement of Tolstoy's religious beliefs, including his philosophy of "Christian pacifism."
10) War and peace
Author
Series
Description
Published to coincide with the centenary of Tolstoy's death, here is an exciting new edition of one of the great literary works of world literature. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece captures with unprecedented immediacy the broad sweep of life during the Napoleonic wars and the brutal invasion of Russia. Balls and soirées, the burning of Moscow, the intrigues of statesmen and generals, scenes of violent battles, the quiet moments of everyday life--all...
11) Anna Karenina
Author
Series
Appears on list
Description
Anna is a beautiful, intelligent woman whose passionate affair with the dashing Count Vronsky leads her to ruin.
16) Anna Karénina
Author
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
Pub. Date
1886.
Description
The premiere example of nineteenth-century realism stands today as a masterful examination of hypocrisy, jealousy, faith, fidelity, marriage and progress. This tragic story centers on a young, married aristocratic woman who embarks on an affair to escape an unhappy marriage. Along the way, a large cast of characters explore and debate the social mores of pre-Revolutionary Russia. Each of the novel's eight sections contains variations in tone and...
Author
Series
The North American Review volume 172
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
Pub. Date
1901.
19) Tolstoy on Art
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1924.
Description
This book examines the great Russian author's attitudes and philosophy toward artistic expression.
