Twenty-Three Tales by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics, Literary

by Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude (Translator), Aylmer Maude (Translator)

Overview

This volume contains Tales for Children, including "God Sees the Truth, but Waits," "A Prisoner in the Caucasus," and "The Bear-Hunt"; Popular Stories including, "What Men Live By," "A Spark Neglected Burns the House," "Two Old Men," and "Where Love Is, God Is"; a Fairy Tale, "The Story of Ivan the Fool"; stories written to pictures, including "Evil Allures, but Good Endures," "Little Girls Wiser Than Men," and "Elias"; folktales retold, including "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," and "The Empty Drum"; adaptations from the French, "The Coffee-House of Surat," "Too Dear!"; and stories given to aid the persecuted Jews, "Esarhaddon, King of Assyria," "Work, Death and Sickness," and "Three Questions."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598188400
Publisher:	Aegypan
Publication date:	06/01/2006
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, he is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction. He first achieved literary acclaim in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood and Youth (1852-1856) and Sevastopol Sketches (1855), based upon his experiences in the Crimean War. Tolstoy's fiction includes dozens of short stories and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Family Happiness, and Hadji Murad. He also wrote plays and numerous philosophical essays. In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession. His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him to become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist. Tolstoy's ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal 20th-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Bevel. Tolstoy also became a dedicated advocate of Georgism, the economic philosophy of Henry George, which he incorporated into his writing, particularly Resurrection.

Aylmer Maude (1858 - 1938) and Louise Maude (1855-1939) were English translators of Leo Tolstoy's works and Aylmer Maude also wrote his friend Tolstoy's biography. After living many years in Russia the Maudes spent the rest of their life in England translating Tolstoy's writing and promoting public interest in his work. Aylmer Maude was also involved in a number of early 20th century progressive and idealistic causes.

Aylmer Maude (1858 - 1938) and Louise Maude (1855-1939) were English translators of Leo Tolstoy's works and Aylmer Maude also wrote his friend Tolstoy's biography. After living many years in Russia the Maudes spent the rest of their life in England translating Tolstoy's writing and promoting public interest in his work. Aylmer Maude was also involved in a number of early 20th century progressive and idealistic causes.

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