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The Two Hussars; Strider; a Prisoner in the Caucasus; God Sees the
The Two Hussars; Strider; a Prisoner in the Caucasus; God Sees the Truth
Leo Tolstoy
Ronald Wilks
ISBN: 9780140449624
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
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The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion…
The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, "The Two Hussars" contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, "What Men Live By" portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life, and "Two Old Men" shows a peasant abandoning his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to help his neighbours. And in the highly moving "Master and Man", Tolstoy depicts a mercenary merchant travelling with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.
| ISBN | 0140449620 | | Pages | 336 | | ISBN13 | 9780140449624
(What's this?) | | Part volume | The Two Hussars; Strider; a Prisoner in the Caucasus; God Sees the Truth | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Penguin Classics | | Weight (grammes) | 252 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | London | | Publication date | 30 Jun 2005 | | Series title | Penguin Classics | | Translator | Ronald Wilks | | Previous ISBN | 9780140443318 | | Writer of introduction | Hugh McLean | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Library of Congress | PG3365.A13 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 891.733 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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| | | Two Hussars | | 3 | | | | Strider | | 67 | | | | God sees the truth but waits | | 108 | | | | A prisoner of the caucasus | | 117 | | | | What men live by | | 143 | | | | Neglect a spark and the house burns down | | 167 | | | | The two old men | | 183 | | | | The three hermits | | 206 | | | | How much land does a man need? | | 214 | | | | Master and man | | 230 |
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