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Walk in the light & twenty-three tales

Leo Tolstoy ; translated from the Russian by Louise and Aylmer Maude

Orbis Books, 2003 printing

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Walk in the light and twenty-three tales

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"This edition reprinted in 2003 by Orbis Books ... by arrangement with Oxford University Press"--T.p. verso

Originally published: Oxford University Press, 1928

Contents of Works

  • A talk among leisured people : an introduction to the story that follows
  • Walk in the light while there is light : a story of early Christian times
  • God see the truth, but waits
  • A prisoner in the Caucasus
  • The bear-hunt
  • What men live by
  • A spark neglected burns the house
  • Two old men
  • Where love is, God is
  • The story of Ivan the Fool
  • Evil allures, but God endures
  • Little girls wiser than men
  • Ilyas
  • The three hermits : an old legend current in the Volga district
  • The imp and crust
  • How much land does a man need?
  • A grain as big as a hen's egg
  • The godson
  • The repentant sinner
  • The empty drum : a folktale long current in the region of the Volga
  • The coffeehouse of Surat : after Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
  • Too dear! : Tolstoy's adaptation of a story by Guy de Maupassant
  • Esarhaddon, King of Assyria
  • Work, death, and sickness : a legend from the South American Indians
  • Three questions

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Long hailed as one of the world's greatest writers, Leo Tolstoy is best known for his novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Yet the popularity of his shorter works - including the two dozen collected here - attests to his prowess as master of the short story. From "Walk in the Light", a parable that reflects Tolstoy's fascination with early Christians, to beloved tales such as "Ivan the Fool", "A Prisoner in the Caucasus" and "What Men Live By, the stories in this volume have stood the test of time.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA86948355
  • ISBN
    • 9781570754609
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    rus
  • Place of Publication
    Maryknoll, N.Y.
  • Pages/Volumes
    351 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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