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Originally published in 1960, The Colossus was the only volume of Sylvia Plath's poetry published before her death in 1963. Showing a scholarly dedication to the craft, the poems in this collection are brimming with originality and the startling imagery that would later... Read Full Overview

Youth is the third novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood. It was first published in the popular Russian literary magazine Sovremennik. Later in life, Tolstoy expressed his unhappiness with the book, and the second in the trilogy, Boyhood... Read Full Overview

Tolstoy is considered one of the giants of Russian literature; his works include the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina and novellas such as Hadji Murad and The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

Tolstoy's earliest works, the autobiographical novels Childhood, Boyhood,... Read Full Overview

Tolstoy is considered one of the giants of Russian literature; his works include the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina and novellas such as Hadji Murad and The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

Tolstoy's earliest works, the autobiographical novels Childhood, Boyhood,... Read Full Overview

Youth (1857) is the third novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood. It was first published in the popular Russian literary magazine Sovremennik and includes the following excerpt:

I have said that my friendship with Dimitri opened... Read Full Overview

Youth is the third novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood.

Youth is the third novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood.

Leo Tolstoy was one of the most gifted novelists of all time. He created the masterpieces War and Peace, and Anna Karenina, but he wrote hundreds of other books, stories, and essays. In the middle of his life, he underwent a spiritual transformation and became an ardent pacifist... Read Full Overview

'The Colossus and other poems' is a collection of Sylvia Plath's poetry.Originally published in 1960, her 44 poems are an inspiring and intriguing read. Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932 in Boston Massachusetts. She was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer... Read Full Overview