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Tolstoys insights into human nature and reflections on the concepts of history and war give this audiobook a breadth and scope that are brought vividly to life in this unique, full-cast dramatization featuring more than two hours of specially composed music by Neil Brand. Unabridged... Read Full Overview

War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature

D s sa publication, La Guerre et la Paix est un immense succ s. Pourtant, Tolsto confia son ami Afanassi Fet qu'il s'attendait ce que cette oeuvre pass t inaper ue. La richesse et le r alisme des d tails ainsi que ses nombreuses descriptions psychologiques le font souvent... Read Full Overview

Tolstoys insights into human nature and reflections on the concepts of history and war give this audiobook a breadth and scope that are brought vividly to life in this unique, full-cast dramatization featuring more than two hours of specially composed music by Neil Brand. Unabridged... Read Full Overview

War and Peace is a novel divided by that maps the history of the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, all through the stories of five Russian families. Tolstoy himself said that War and Peace was "not a novel, even less is it a poem,... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

War and Peace opens in the Russian city of St. Petersburg in 1805, as Napoleon's conquest of western Europe is just beginning to stir fears in Russia. Many of the novel's characters are introduced at a society hostess's party, among them Pierre Bezukhov, the socially awkward... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from War and Peace, Vol. 1 of 2: A Historical Novel; Borodino, the French at Moscow, Epilogue, 1812-1820

Le Comte Lev Nikola evitch Tolsto , francis en L on Tolsto (1828-1910), n Iasna a Poliana en Russie, est un des crivains majeurs de la litt rature russe. Tolsto est, avec Fedor Dosto evski, un des g ants de la seconde partie de la p riode connue comme l' ge d'or de la... Read Full Overview

War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in its entirety in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. It is considered Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other... Read Full Overview

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional... Read Full Overview