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the only way to know tolstoy
i bought both volumes of these letters at a used book store. these are two of my most treasured posessions. i have been greatly influenced by tolstoy's spirituality and the second volume enhanced my understanding of what he felt.
that aside i have two biographies of tolstoy but this is the true way to understand this brilliant writer. ... Read more

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Renowned Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) had an abiding interest in children and children's literature.He started a school for peasant children on his family's estate, and later founded another, experimental school with the motto, "Come when you like, leave when you like."

Fascinated by the simple charm and fresh innocence with which the children of his schools told stories, Tolstoy began writing about his own childhood, emulating the uncomplicated narrative style and disarming directness of the tales told by the children of his acquaintance.After completing WAR AND PEACE, he incorporated these stories in a series of easy readers.Known as THE ABC BOOK (Azbuka) and THE NEW ABC BOOK (Novaia Azbuka), these marvelous readers were widely adopted in Russia and were still in use in the Soviet era.

The tales and fables in this charmingly illustrated volume come mainly from these two well-loved primers.Part 1 consists of stories about Tolstoy's own childhood, all told with beautiful simplicity.Part 2 contains Tolstoy's free adaptations of fables from Aesop and from Hindu tradition.Part 3 is devoted solely to his longest and most famous children's work, the fairy tale "Ivan the Fool and His Two Brothers."

Never patronizing and often humorous, these small gems reveal Tolstoy's deep appreciation for and understanding of children's artistic and moral sensibilities. ... Read more

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As a fiction writer, Leo Tolstoy (2838-2920) is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists, particularly noted for his masterpieces "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina." In their scope, breadth and realistic depiction of 19th-century Russian l ... Read more

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Key dimensions of Tolstoy's writing and life are explored in this collection of specially commissioned essays.While the essays focus on Tolstoy's artistic production, the introduction provides a brief, unified account of the man for whom art was only one activity among many. The essays are enhanced by supplementary material including a chronology of the period and detailed guides to further reading.Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for scholars and students. ... Read more

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What Men Live By and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy is a collection of stories that presents deep philosophical ideas. The author has asked profound questions and has lightly supplied the readers with invigorating newer opinions. Through these stories, stimulating questions are posed and amply answered. A thought-provoking read! ... Read more

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The present volume contains two contrasting treatises. The firstisreligious, and shows in CountTolstoysearnestandeloquentmannerthemeaningof Christ's words which he takes for his text, - "TheKingdomofGodiswithin you". The outward forms of religion, however helpful they may be to somesouls, are not essential; the superstitionswithwhichFaithsometimesclothesor masks herself may or may not be uplifting; but thefoundationofChristianity is the truth contained inChrist'swords, hissimple, plain, undogmatic commands and prohibitions ... Read more

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It\'s a unique book on the contradictory theories of life. Tolstoy being a social reformer and peace, has explored the Christ\'s preaching of non-resistance against violence. The book is worth-read as it leads to spiritual awakening. ... Read more

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Tolstoy's quest for truth transcended his roles as a philosopher, soldier, proprietor, and devoted family man. He approached his writing with a conviction that truth can be found and must be embraced. This volume studies Tolstoy extensively, including his War and Peace, Resurrection, and Family Happiness.

This title, Leo Tolstoy, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Leo Tolstoy through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Leo Tolstoy, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. ... Read more

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FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar la obra cumbre de León Tolstoi,Ana Karenina,la cual es considerada como una de las historias de amor más maravillosas de la literatura universal. La novela se desarrolla en la Rusia de los Zares, donde Ana Karenina, una hermosa mujer casada con un poderoso ministro del gobierno ruso, se enamora de un apuesto y rico oficial del ejército, el Conde Vronsky. Buscando la felicidad y desafiando las reglas y normas de la sociedad rusa, Ana Karenina, abandona su esposo e hijo para vivir con su amante, con devastadores resultados.Viva con este maravilloso audiolibro esta gran historia de amor, la cual levanta controversias y conflictos en la sociedad, familia y amigos, y que termina en un inesperado final. ... Read more

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" A man can only wear one pair of pants at a time" Reuben Kelly Freedman
James Joyce considered the title - story of this collection the finest story - ever written. The tale which was part of a series Tolstoy constructed for peasants seems to me to lack much of the subtle description and psychological insight of Tolstoy's greatest works. Nonetheless it is a fine and interesting moral tale.
The message if I read it rightly is that "Greed does not pay". The story which opens with a debate between sisters over the relative advantages of sophisticated city and rustic simple life becomes the tale of a landowner who goes to the spacious country of the Bashkirs , engages in a marathon run to add more and more land to himself, and in the process drops- dead.
Tolstoy in this collection is primarily the moral and spiritual sage , providing advice of the kind he himself never took.
The old great man was however such a great writer that even in these relatively simple pieces one gets a real sense of strong narrative and literary surprise and revelation.

Excellent!
This is a great book of short stories with an unabashed Christian moral slant.Very entertaining.

Tolstoy Sampler.
Tolstoy wrote some remarkable short fiction.There is, for example, the detached observer of war and its effect.The early stories based on his military experience in the Caucasus "The Raid," "The Woodfelling," and "The Prisoner of the Caucasus" are examples of this aspect of Tolstoy's craft.Tolstoy anticipated authors such as Stephen Crane and Ernest Hemingway in his unglamorous portrait of war.Tolstoy's slice of life sketches have little blood and thunder.The writing speaks more of futility than of glory or Mother Russia.Except for wasteful, impersonal death, men at war do not progress; their only goal is survival.Then there is the spiritual side of Tolstoy's art.Simple parables patterned on the Gospels in their truth and biblical purity.The title piece speaks of a landowner's greed and its result."Where Love Is, God Is," and "What Men Live By" are examples of the later Tolstoy and his spiritual views.Although Tolstoy was grounded in Chritianity, Russian Orthodoxy and organized religions left him cold.Tolstoy was more mystic than cleric.His spiritual views rejected dogma and flowed from springs of human compassion.Love inevitably provokes action.Feed the hungry, comfort the sick, and care for widows and orphans.Then we find God among us.This collection of stories has an insightful introduction by editor and biographer A. N. Wilson.It's a good cross sample of Tolstoy's short fiction.;-)

it is love
these stories have changed my life.tolstoy makes us want to love one another.i think the world would be a better place if everybody read these stories.

A great introduction to Tolstoy
It is hard to recommend Tolstoy because his best novel is long.These short stories are less intimidating and give a great introduction Leo Tolstoy's beliefs such as resisting violence, loving your neighbor, andfollowing Jesus' example set forth by the gosphel.These stories are oftenstunning and will provoke and stir your soul. ... Read more

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Tolstoy is too vast for such an anthology
This anthology contains some of the great writing of one of the greatest of all writers. In this sense it is invaluable.
But in another it seems to me to miss the mark.
For to break up ' War and Peace' and provide even some of the great passages is to miss the whole sense of the work which is in the presentation of a vast world, a flowing and moving world.
It is in this sense seems to me that Tolstoy is not quite suited for an anthology of this type, and that the reader who would give his attention to close to nine- hundred pages should do this to either one of the two great novels, 'War and Peace' or 'Anna Karenina'.

portable great reading
a very easy to carry around book of great works by tolstoy

A must read
A one in all book to read- I recommend it!! ... Read more

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Leo Tolstoy's Writings on Education Edited with an Introduction by Bob Blaisdell Translated by Christopher Edgar

In the years before Leo Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, the great Russian writer founded and ran his own school on his estate at Yasnaya Polyana. Brimming with progressive ideas on schooling, he undertook to teach the peasant children at Yasnaya Polyana reading, history, arithmetic, and notably, imaginative writing. The school was a paradise for Tolstoy, and he published many articles about his teaching experiences during these years. This new collection features the most important of these articles--among them the famous essay, "Are the Peasant Children to Learn to Write from Us, or Are We to Learn from the Peasant Children?"--and two short stories by Tolstoy's students. Tolstoy as Teacher also includes an introductory essay that examines the role of the school in Tolstoy's life and work, an annotated bibliography, and an essay with ideas on how to use Tolstoy's fiction to inspire students to write imaginatively. This book will surprise and delight writers, teachers of imaginati!ve writing from elementary to college level, teachers of English and other subjects, and anyone interested in education or in Tolstoy's work and thought. ... Read more