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Twenty-three Tales, by Leo Tolstoy
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Twenty-three Tales Leo Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy is widely recognized as one of the greatest of all novelists, particularly noted for his masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina (1828-1910) This ebook presents «Twenty-three Tales», from Leo Tolstoy. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents - About This Book - Preface - Part I. Tales For Children - Published About 1872 - God Sees The Truth, But Waits - A Prisoner In The Caucasus - The Bear-hunt - Part Ii. Popular Stories - What Men Live By - A Spark Neglected Burns The House - Two Old Men - Where Love Is, God Is - Part Iii. A Fairy Tale - The Story Of Iván The Fool - Part Iv. Stories Written To Pictures - Evil Allures, But Good Endures - Little Girls Wiser Than Men - Ilyás - Part V. Folk-tales Retold - The Three Hermits - The Imp And The 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 - Part Vi. Adaptations Prom The French - The Coffee-house Of Surat - Too Dear - Part Vii. Stories Given To Aid The Persecuted Jews - Esarhaddon, King Of Assyria - Work, Death And Sickness - Three Questions
Twenty-three Tales, by Leo Tolstoy- Published on: 2015-11-30
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About the Author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, better known as Leo Tolstoy, is rightly regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of literature and his masterpieces, 'War And Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', are considered by many to be two of the most important novels ever written. He was born in 1828 in Yasnaya, Polyana, in what was then the Russian Empire, into a noble family with old and established links to the highest echelons of the Russian aristocracy. His parents died while he was young leaving relatives to raise him and after a brief and disappointing time at University, where enrolled in 1844, he spent time gambling, and losing, in St. Petersburg and Moscow before joining the army in 1851. He began writing whilst in the army and upon leaving took it up as his occupation with his first books detailing his life story as well as another, 'Sevastopol Sketches', discussing his experiences in the Crimean War. By the time he had completed 'Sevastopol Sketches' he had returned from the first of two trips abroad which would change his outlook on life and consequentially his writing approach and the content of his work. A trip to Europe in 1861 and a meeting with Victor Hugo, who had just completed 'Les Miserables', which had a marked influence on 'War And Peace', would further push Tolstoy towards the mindset that would lead him to write his most famous works. On the same trip he also met Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, a French anarchist, with whom he discussed the importance of the need for education for all rungs of society. This revelation lead Tolstoy to open up 13 schools in Russia for the children of the working class, further highlighting his continuing separation from his noble roots. 'War And Peace', published in 1869, and 'Anna Karenina', published in 1878, were universally recognised as great works, but not long after the publication of the latter Tolstoy began to slip into an existentialist crisis. Although not suicidal in the literal sense of the term he did, however, decide that if he could find no reason or purpose for his existence he would rather die and so went about searching for a reason to live. He consulted his many friends in high places who espoused various intellectual theories but none of these sat well with him. Just as he was beginning to give up he had a dream that proved to be a moment of clarity and decided that God in a spiritual sense was the reason to keep on, though he was wary of the church and those that abused religion as a tool of oppression. He published 'A Confession' in 1882 which explained his crisis and his resolution and how it came about. Two subsequent novels, 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' and 'What Then Must We Do?', further re-enforced his views in which he criticised the Russian Orthodox Church. The culmination of his 30 years of religious and philosophical thinking was 'The Kingdom Of God Is Within you' which was published in 1894. In the book he outlined the abuses of those in power in both the church and the government and this would eventually lead to his excommunication from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1901. Tolstoy's main point derived from Jesus' teachings to 'turn the other cheek' and Tolstoy believed that this was the key to Christ's message which can be found in the Gospels and the 'Sermon On The Mount' in particular. This theory of 'non-violence' that dominated the book would make a profound impact on Mahatma Gandhi who read it as a young man whilst living in South Africa. In 1908 Tolstoy wrote 'A Letter To A Hindu' in which he told the Indian people that only through non-violent reaction and love could they overcome their British colonial masters. The letter was published in an Indian paper and Gandhi not only read it but also wrote to Tolstoy to ask permission to translate it into his own native Gujarati. 'The Kingdom Of God Is Within You' and 'A Letter To A Hindu' solidified Gandhi's non-violent idea of rebellion which he implemented and which came to fruition in 1947 when British rule came to an end and India became independent. Gandhi and Tolstoy would continue their correspondence up until Tolstoy's death in 1910.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Take a look at REAL Christian Fiction By Dennis Muzza While thousands of books have been written to tell us what Christianity is all about, there are few works outside the parables in the Gospels themselves that actually show us what it really is all about. In this book you will find some stories that are short and simple, others longer and more complex in structure, but all of them with the signature of the literary giant who after receiving world recognition for his masterpieces "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" converted to Christianity and gave up the then popular idea of art for art's sake for one where art always serves a higher purpose. That is very clear in this volume, where the stories simple plot lines and explicitly stated "moral of the story" at the end of each one make few demands on the reader in regards to interpretation, but nonetheless leave one pondering on its meaning long after having finished it. At a time when the term "Christian Fiction" has sadly come to mean catastrophic, apocalyptic tales with Jesus a harsh, merciless judge who has little in common with the gentle Teacher in the gospels who talks to people in parables; preachers, priests, and other clergymen would do well to encourage people to read this book which drives home the meaning of timeless Christian truths (i.e. love of one's neighbor, self-sacrifice, redemption through suffering, the futility of man's efforts without God's grace, etc..) in a way few others have been able to do.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Terrific Tolstoy By Kathy Hasselbring The short stories that I have read by Mr.Tolstoy have been done so well that I feel like I am there in the story and come away with wanting to change my actions towards others for their benefit and leave myself out of the picture. This came through the Kindle edition, and the transmission is so quick I am surprised every time it happens. Again Amazon has done a great job for me in giving a good product in a short time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Tolstoy's Tales By Claire Wahrhaftig In ths world of literatur,e a few names stand out. On of them is LeoT olstoy. He is a master of character, describing his people in brief but meaningful words. His plots are purposeful and crafted with great care. Thus, there is surprise but also inevitbility in the endings of his stories. He includes descriptions of the landscapes of Russia and its neighbors which evoke a strong sense of place. Yes, his stories are from another century, wthoout elephones, atomobiles and oher everday material things we use today. But they describe human nature so fully, its strenghts and weakensses, that one cnanot help but feel true empathy with these peasants and town merchants and religious folks and yearning wives who people his world. It is pleasure to read any of these stories and many reuiqre a seond reading, at least, t thoroughly mine the jewels within.
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