"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 stories
include: A Candle, After the Dance, Albert, Alyosha the Pot, An Old
Acquaintance, Does a Man Need Much Land?, If You Neglect the Fire
You Don't Put It Out, Khodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of
Nicholas II, Lucerne, Memoirs of a Lunatic, My Dream, Recollections
of a Scorer, The Empty Drum, The Long Exile, The Posthumous Papers
of the Hermit Fedor Kusmich, The Young Tsar, There Are No Guilty
People, Three Deaths, Two Old Men, and What Men Live By. Read the
20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy Today
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