Description: Part of the Penguin Classics' fresh new editions of Tolstoy's major works - including Antony Briggs' stunning new translation of War and Peace In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, The Cossacks describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people. Sevastopol Sketches, based on Tolstoy's own experiences of the siege of Sevastopol in 1854-55, is a compelling consideration of the nature of war, while Hadji Murat, written towards the end of his life, returns to the Caucasus of Tolstoy's youth to explore the life of a great leader torn apart by a conflict of loyalties. Written at the end of the nineteenth century, it is amongst the last and greatest of Tolstoy's shorter works.
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EAN: 9780140449594
UPC: 9780140449594
ISBN: 9780140449594
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Item Length: 19.7 cm
Book Title: The Cossacks and Other Stories
Item Height: 198mm
Item Width: 129mm
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Short Stories, Books
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2006
Item Weight: 362g
Number of Pages: 528 Pages
