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Collected Shorter Fiction, Volume I

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Writtenoveraperiodofmorethanhalfacentury,LeoTolstoy’sstoriesreflecteveryaspectofhisartandpersonality.TheycoverhisexperiencesasasoldierintheCaucasus,hismarriedlife,hispassionateinterestinthepeasantry,hiscultoftruthandsimplicity,andhisgrowingpreoccupationwithreligion.ThestoriesinVolume1oftheCollectedShorterFictiondatefromtheperiodinwhichtheyoungTolstoywroteAnnaKareninaandWarandPeace.Rangingfrombrief,masterfullysketchesofmilitarylifesuchas“TheWood-Felling”tonovellaslikeFamilyHappiness,anuneasyimaginingoftheidyllicpossibilitiesofmarriagebythenot-yet-marriedwriter,allfeatureTolstoy’scharacteristicallylavishdeploymentofdetail,shrewdobservation,andimaginativepower.TranslatedbyLouiseandAylmerMaude(BookJacketStatus:Jacketed)

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