The Bear Hunt

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

The adventure here narrated is one that happened to Tolstoy himself in 1858. More than twenty years later he gave up hunting, on humanitarian grounds. The story is set in the time when bears were still found in the forests of Russia. The hunters are afraid of the bear and they shoot at it from a distance. But the bear does not die and it comes closer to the hunters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787240445
Publisher:	Interactive Media
Publication date:	01/03/2017
Series:	World Classics
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

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