The Non-Fiction of Leo Tolstoy

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

The non-fiction of Leo Tolstoy are collected here with a biography about the life and times of Leo Tolstoy.

Works include:
A Confession
The Kingdom of God is within you
A Letter to a Hindu
The Moscow Census—From “What to Do?”
On the Significance of Science and Art
Tolstoy on Shakespeare
What to Do?
Youth

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012587053
Publisher:	Golgotha Press
Publication date:	05/23/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	1,001,811
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

A Russian author of novels, short stories, plays, and philosophical essays, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into an aristocratic family and is best known for the epic books War and Peace and Anna Karenina, regarded as two of the greatest works of Russian literature. After serving in the Crimean War, Tolstoy retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world-wide fame.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47