Leo Tolstoy: 582 books

Ten of the greatest authors of all time present their great works in the short story genre. A great compilation of tales for all tastes with the  great geniuses of literature in his most acclaimed works.  This selection specially chosen by the literary critic  August Nemo, contains the following...

Sometimes you want to read in French. Sometimes you want to read in English. There’s a great option: bilingual books! Bilingual, or dual-language books, are books in which text appears side-by-side in both the target language and English. These are some of the French books to enjoy since you can...

New Reformatted EditionA compilation of classic short stories by 5 great Russian writers: Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev.Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility...

Sometimes you want to read in Russian. Sometimes you want to read in English. There’s a great option: bilingual books! Bilingual, or dual-language books, are books in which text appears side-by-side in both the target language and English. These are some of the Russian books to enjoy...

The Act takes place in autumn in a large village. The Scene represents Peter's roomy hut. Peter is sitting on a wooden bench, mending a horse-collar. Anísya and Akoulína are spinning, and singing a part song. PETER [looking out of the window] The horses have got loose again. If we don't look...

After his involvement in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55), Leo Tolstoy decided to write this collection of three fictional sketches about the experience. “Sevastopol in December” takes the reader on a tour of the city, including a makeshift hospital with wounded soldiers. “Sevastopol in May”...

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Notre-Dame De Paris by Victor Hugo Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Ulysses by James Joyce Hamlet by William Shakespeare The Time Machine by H.G.Wells Dracula by Bram Stoker The Call of The Wild by Jack London

Something entirely new, unseen and unheard-of formerly, has lately shown itself in our country districts. To our village, consisting of eighty homesteads, from half a dozen to a dozen cold, hungry, tattered tramps come every day, wanting a night's lodging. These people, ragged, half-naked, barefoot,...

Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) is perhaps better known for his epic novels, such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina but he was also a prolific writer of novellas and short stories. This collection of three stories, written for older children, does not shy away from asking demanding questions....

Family Happiness is an 1859 novella written by Leo Tolstoy, first published in The Russian Messenger. The story concerns the love and marriage of a young girl, Mashechka (17 years old), and the much older Sergey Mikhaylych (36), an old family friend. The story is narrated by Masha. After a courtship...

"Father Sergius" is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published (posthumously) in 1911. The story begins with the childhood and exceptional and accomplished youth of Prince Stepan Kasatsky. The young man is destined for great things. He discovers on the...

A fantastic collection of short stories written by the master himself, Leo Tolstoy! Take your mind on a ride with The Invaders and Other Stories, a phenomenal addition to the library of any short story lover!

Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger.   Anna Karenina is the tragedy of married aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky....

In 1884 I wrote a book entitled "My Religion," wherein I formulated my creed. While affirming my faith in the doctrine taught by Christ, I could not refrain from manifesting at the same time the reason why I look upon the ecclesiastical doctrine commonly called Christianity as erroneous,...