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Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Considered by some to be the greatest novel ever written, Anna Karenina is Tolstoy's classic tale of love and adultery set against the backdrop of high society in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

What Is Art?

Leo Tolstoy

During his decades of world fame as a novelist, Tolstoy also wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These works culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Impassioned and...

How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy

These short works, ranging from Tolstoy's earliest tales to the brilliant title story, are rich in the insights and passion that characterize all of his explorations in love, war, courage, and...