First published in 1914 after Leo Tolstoy's death, "Hadji Murad" was the author's last novel. Drawing upon his own experiences fighting for the Russian army, historical archives, and the true story of the real-life Hadji Murad, the story is a narrative based on actual events that occurred during the Russian war with the Chechens during the 1850's. "Hadji Murad" focuses on the life and struggles of its central character, a Chechen soldier who breaks...

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.

A story of a successful farmer Ilyas who grew into one of the wealthiest in the area only to loose it all through series of bad accidents. He finds his happiness however only after loosing all his possessions and achieving peace for himself and his wife. Read in English, unabridged.

The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889. It tells the story of a man who killed his wife because of jealousy. The story begins on a train. Passengers start a conversation about the nature and purpose of marriage. Among them, there is a strange man who is nervous and uncommunicative. A lawyer on the train brings up the case of Pozdnyshev, a man who murdered his wife but was acquitted at trial. The strange man breaks his silence...

The Devil is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1911, after the write's death. It tells the story of a married landowner slowly overcome with unrelenting sexual desire for one of the peasants on his estate. Before his marriage, he had many sexual relationships with women while living in St. Petersburg. He inherited an estate in the country after the death of his father and he decided to leave the city. In his new life, he lives with his mother....

Die eindringliche Erzählung über falschen Mut und wahre Tapferkeit in Zeiten der Gefahr aus dem Frühwerk des großen russischen Schriftstellers.

"The Cossacks" is believed to be somewhat autobiographical, partially based on Tolstoy's experiences in the Caucasus during the last stages of the Caucasian War. Disenchanted with his privileged life in Russian society, nobleman Dmitri Olenin joins the army as a cadet, in the hopes of escaping the superficiality of his daily life. On a quest to find "completeness," he naively hopes to find serenity among the "simple" people of the Caucasus. In an...

Four Classic Christmas Stories in One Volume! This book contains, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Story of the Other Wise Man Where Love Is, God Is by Leo Tolstoy. Each story explores the true meaning of Christmas and makes an excellent family read aloud.

This early work by Tolstoy, published in 1863, is based on his own experiences serving with the army in the Caucasus region in the 1850s. A young Russian, Dimitry Olenin, leaves his cultured life in Moscow in search of authentic experiences among the untamed Cossacks. What he finds will change his life forever.

Bog pravdu vidit da ne skoro skazhet, a veces traducido como Exiliado en Siberia y El largo exilio) es un relato corto del autor ruso Leo Tolstoy publicado por primera vez en 1872. La historia, sobre un hombre enviado a prisión por un asesinato que no cometió, adopta la forma de una parábola sobre el perdón. El concepto de la historia de un hombre acusado injustamente de asesinato y desterrado a Siberia también aparece en una de las obras anteriores...