REDEMPTION AND TWO OTHER PLAYS

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 � November 20, 1910) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction.
Excerpt-Anna P�vlovna. You'll see. Sasha. Yes, I shall see.
Anna P�vlovna (alone to herself). And I am very glad. I'm very, very glad.
[Enter MAID.
Maid. Victor Kar�nin.
Anna P�vlovna. Show him here and tell your mistress.
[MAID shows in KAR�NIN and exits door R. I.
Kar�nin (goes C. and stands behind table C.). (Shaking hands with Anna P�vlovna.) Elizaveta Andreyevna sent me a note to come at once. I should have been here to-night anyway. How is she? Well, I hope.
Anna P�vlovna. Not very. The baby has been upset again. However, she'll be here in a minute. Will you have some tea?
Kar�nin. No, thank you.
[Sits chair R.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149830732
Publisher:	Kartindo Publishing House
Publication date:	07/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
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About the Author

A Russian author of novels, short stories, plays, and philosophical essays, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into an aristocratic family and is best known for the epic books War and Peace and Anna Karenina, regarded as two of the greatest works of Russian literature. After serving in the Crimean War, Tolstoy retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world-wide fame.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47