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A stunning clothbound Hardcover Classics edition of Tolstoy's great novel, one of the undisputed masterpieces of world literature. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

Published to coincide with the centenary of Tolstoy's death, here is an exciting new edition of one of the great literary works of world literature. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece captures with unprecedented immediacy the broad sweep of life during the Napoleonic wars and the brutal... Read Full Overview

Immerse yourself in Leo Tolstoy's epic masterpiece, War and Peace. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, this sweeping novel explores the complexities of human nature, love, and the consequences of war. A must-read for lovers of classic literature and historical... Read Full Overview

Antony's Brigg's acclaimed translation of Tolstoy's great Russian epic. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Tolstoy's great Russian epic. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

War and Peace (pre-reformatum: War and Peace) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. It is considered as a central work of the world literature and one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements.

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... Read Full Overview

"Backgrounds and Sources" includes the publication history of War and Peace, selections from Tolstoy's letters and diaries as well as three drafts of his introduction to the novel that elucidate the its evolution, and an 1868 article by Tolstoy in which he reacts to his critics.

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Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, are intimately connected with the national... Read Full Overview

A sweeping epic of love, loss, valor, and destiny, War and Peace stands as one of the greatest novels ever written. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Tolstoy's monumental masterpiece follows the lives of five aristocratic families as they navigate the shifting... Read Full Overview

War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei... Read Full Overview

Widely considered the greatest novel ever written in any language, War and Peace has as its backdrop Napoleon's invasion of Russia and at its heart three of the most memorable characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, a quixotic young man in search of spiritual joy; Prince Andrey... Read Full Overview

Nominada por los estadounidenses como una de las 100 mejores novelas en la serie de PBS The Great American Read.