Leo Tolstoy

A beautiful hardcover edition of Tolstoy's most controversial novel: the dramatic tale of a remorseful nobleman who seeks redemption after a woman he once wronged is convicted of murder--only to discover a whole world of injustice previously unknown to him. Called to serve on the jury of a murder trial, Prince Dmitry Nekhlyudov is devastated to recognize the defendant, Katerina, as a young woman he had seduced and abandoned years before. Pregnant with his child, she was cast out of her home and had turned to prostitution to survive, only to be charged with poisoning a client who beat her. Struck by the tragic consequences of his selfish actions, Dmitry decides to give up his life of wealth and privilege to devote himself to rescuing Katerina, even if it means following her into exile in Siberia. With its colorful cast of characters that range from peasants to aristocrats, and from bureaucrats to convicts, Tolstoy's novel, first published in 1899, creates a vivid panorama of Russian life. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.

Set against the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows five different Russian families over fifteen years: as courtiers, as a populace experiencing turmoil, and as human beings with their own hopes and heartbreaks. Described alternately as "the Russian Iliad," "the Bible of a national ideal," "an extraordinary poem of a novel," and "life itself in eternal movement."

A man embarks on a journey or a stranger arrives in town is the theme of all great literature. Leo Tolstoy authored some of the world's best and most recognised works over the course of a nearly half-century career. This collection includes thirty-five of his best short stories, ranging from children's stories, people's stories, and Russian folk tales to his adaptations of French stories and stories written for the victims of the Russian pogrom. It includes The Snowstorm (1856), Polikushka (1863), The Prisoner of the Caucasus (1872), Where Love is, There God is Also (1885), Two Old Men (1885), Ivan the Fool (1885), Kholstom r (1885), The Imp and The Crust (1886), The Coffee House of Surat (1893), Master and Man (1895), Father Sergius, Work, Death and Sickness, After the Dance, and Alyosha the Pot (1911), among his other masterpieces. An editorial note precedes each work.

A nobleman faces the consequences of his youthful wrongdoing when the girl he seduced and abandoned some years earlier is put on trial in a murder case. Initially conceived as a love story, Tolstoy’s last novel, published in 1899, is a dark masterpiece in which the whole of Imperial Russian society is tried and found wanting. Resurrection moves from the salons and country estates of the aristocracy to courtrooms and government offices, brothels and prisons; from Moscow and St Petersburg by road, rail and route march to the penal settlements of Siberia. Its pages are peopled with convicts and gaolers, revolutionaries and religious sectaries, soldiers, labourers and lawyers, peasants, priests and prostitutes. While for Prince Nekhlyudov and Katusha Maslova salvation through love proves problematic, the journey into exile becomes one of self-discovery and spiritual transformation.

What if the deepest lessons of war were found not in conquest, but in character? Leo Tolstoy, the master of psychological and moral literature, takes us to the front lines of 19th-century conflict in Sevastopol Sketches and Hadji Murat. This modern edition captures the raw, human truth behind historical war writing, offering both a journalist's lens and a novelist's soul. Sevastopol Sketches is a trilogy of vivid dispatches from the Crimean War. Far from glorifying battle, Tolstoy reveals the confusion, fear, and fragile courage of men trapped in the machinery of war. From quiet moments of introspection to brutal assaults, the stories reflect the complex emotional terrain of both soldiers and commanders. Hadji Murat, Tolstoy's final work of fiction, presents the tale of a real-life Avar rebel caught between his loyalty to his people and his uneasy alliance with Imperial Russia. The novella blends philosophical inquiry with gripping narrative, examining what it means to lead with honor amid impossible circumstances. What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation: The Battlefront as a Mirror of the Soul - Journey through Tolstoy's journalistic realism and witness the tension between duty and despair. Portraits of Strategic Brilliance and Tragic Flaws - Observe how leadership under fire shapes men and breaks them. A Warrior Torn Between Allegiance and Survival - Hadji Murat's story challenges ideas of loyalty, rebellion, and freedom. A Masterwork in Dual Perspectives - Tolstoy writes with compassion for both sides, illuminating the shared suffering of war. A Translation Designed for the Contemporary Reader - Experience Tolstoy's power and prose in modern English that retains all original depth. Whether you are a student of military history, a lover of literary craft, or a seeker of timeless truths, this volume brings Tolstoy's battlefield wisdom and narrative genius into the modern age.