The Rights of War and Peace
Author : Hugo Grotius
Publisher :
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 1814
Category : International law
ISBN :
Tolstoy's Diaries
Author : Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2010
Category :
ISBN : 9780571269044
Book Description
War and Peace
Author : Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2015-11-20
Category :
ISBN : 9781519417596
Book Description
Epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This panoramic study of early 19th-century Russian society, noted for its mastery of realistic detail and variety of psychological analysis, is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is primarily concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families--particularly the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, and the Rostovs--the members of which are portrayed against a vivid background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon (1805-14). The theme of war, however, is subordinate to the story of family existence, which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting pattern of human existence. The novel also sets forth a theory of history, concluding that there is a minimum of free choice; all is ruled by an inexorable historical determinism. Includes unique illustrations.
Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li
Author : Yiyun Li
Publisher : Public Space Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781734590760
Book Description
A reader's companion for Tolstoy's epic novel, War and Peace, inspired by the online book club led by Yiyun Li. For the writer Yiyun Li, whenever life has felt uncertain, War and Peace has been the novel she turns to. In March 2020, as the pandemic tightened its grip, Li and A Public Space launched #TolstoyTogether, a War and Peace book club, on Twitter and Instagram, gathering a community (that came to include writers such as Joyce Carol Oates, Garth Greenwell, and Carl Phillips) for 85 days of prompts, conversation, succor, and pleasure. It was an experience shaped not only by the time in which they read but also the slow, consistent rhythm of the reading. And the extraordinary community that gathered for a moment each day to discuss Tolstoy, history, and the role of art in a time like this. Tolstoy Together captures that moment, and offers a guided, communal experience for past and new readers, lovers of Russian literature, and all those looking for what Li identifies as "his level-headedness and clear-sightedness offer[ing] a solidity during a time of duress.
Nineteen eighty-four
Author : George Orwell
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 35,65 MB
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
This is a dystopian social science fiction novel and morality tale. The novel is set in the year 1984, a fictional future in which most of the world has been destroyed by unending war, constant government monitoring, historical revisionism, and propaganda. The totalitarian superstate Oceania, ruled by the Party and known as Airstrip One, now includes Great Britain as a province. The Party uses the Thought Police to repress individuality and critical thought. Big Brother, the tyrannical ruler of Oceania, enjoys a strong personality cult that was created by the party's overzealous brainwashing methods. Winston Smith, the main character, is a hard-working and skilled member of the Ministry of Truth's Outer Party who secretly despises the Party and harbors rebellious fantasies.
On War
Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,37 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Military art and science
ISBN :
Book Description
War and Peace
Author : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 1896
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
This book contains the first part of Tolstoy's epic tale of war and romance.
War and Peace
Author : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2017-07-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781548766849
Book Description
War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, which is regarded as a central work of world literature and one of Tolstoy's finest literary achievements. The novel chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version, titled The Year 1805, were serialized in The Russian Messenger from 1865 to 1867. The novel was first published in its entirety in 1869. Tolstoy said War and Peace is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle". Large sections, especially the later chapters, are a philosophical discussion rather than narrative. Tolstoy also said that the best Russian literature does not conform to standards and hence hesitated to call War and Peace a novel. Instead, he regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel. According to the Encyclop�dia Britannica, "no single English novel attains the universality of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.
War and Peace
Author : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2018-08-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781724819055
Book Description
War and Peace, The Complete NovelByLeo Tolstoy
War and Peace, Vol. 1 of 2
Author : Leon Tolstoi
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 12,19 MB
Release : 2017-10-13
Category :
ISBN : 9780265260289
Book Description
Excerpt from War and Peace, Vol. 1 of 2: A Historical Novel The little princess made her way round the table with short tripping steps; then, shaking out the folds of her dress, she sank into the sofa close to the samovar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
