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(0)Leo Tolstoy
1) Hadji Murad
3) What Is Art?
A Lost Opportunity is a fable by Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy. The story is prefaced with “The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant”, a parable of Jesus illustrating the importance of equity in receiving and giving forgiveness (Matthew 18.21-35). Written as a fable, A Lost Opportunity follows two neighboring families who are, at first, loving and respectful of one another. They treated each other as they wanted to be treated. Then the head of
...7) The Candle
8) The Devil
9) Polikushka
10) A Confession
Leo Tolstoy wrote this short meditation on sadness and the meaning of life when he was middle aged. He had already completed his masterworks, Anna Karenina and War and Peace, reared fourteen children, and gained fame and acclaim in Russia as a man of letters. But despite having attained
...Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors ever. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909.
Born into an aristocratic family, Tolstoy's notable works include the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878),
...12) Family Happiness
13) After the Dance
"After the Ball" (also known as "After the Dance") opens with Ivan Vasilievich pining after the beautiful Varenka B., daughter of Colonel B. Ivan recounts to his friends the events of the night, during which he danced with Varenka and witnessed the colonel dance with her. He notes how deeply he fell in love with Varenka and grew to admire her father during the course of the night. (from Wikipedia)
14) Alyosha the Pot
15) My Dream
Leo Tolstoy's short story "My Dream" is the story of a fractured relationship between a father and his daughter. Tolstoy begins the work with the father vowing to never have a relationship with his daughter, who leaves the family home one year prior and who also ends up having a child in disgrace. (description from Apple Books)