Henry Carter Hull

An assortment of literary essays and letters by Leo Tolstoy, Ernest Crosby, and George Bernard Shaw

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Leo Tolstoy's The Gospels in Brief (1881) is a daring attempt by Russia's greatest novelist to rewrite "the greatest story ever told." This book appeared soon after the writer experienced a period of deep despair that led to a conversion in his personal life. Following what might best be described as a mid-life crisis, Tolstoy devoted himself to a rational religion...

Extrait : "Eh bien, prince, que vous disais-je ? Gênes et Lucques sont devenues les propriétés de la famille Bonaparte. Aussi, je vous le déclare d'avance, vous cesserez d'être mon ami, mon fidèle esclave, comme vous dites, si vous continuez à nier la guerre et si vous vous obstinez à défendre plus longtemps les horreurs et les atrocités commises par cet Antéchrist..."

Sonata a Kreutzer, uno de los relatos más controvertidos escritos por Lev Tolstói, toma su nombre de una célebre pieza de Ludwig van Beethoven y está considerado por la crítica como la creación inaugural de la tercera etapa literaria de Tolstói. La trama gira en torno al personaje principal, Pózdnishev, quien, en un viaje en tren, le cuenta a su compañero de vagón-como parte de una conversación sobre el matrimonio, el divorcio y el amor-de...

Two young men, Eugene Irtenev and his brother, are left a large inheritance after the death of their father. However, the inheritance is saddled with debts, and the brothers must decide whether or not to accept it. Eugene accepts the inheritance and buys off his brother's portion, thinking that he can sell off large tracts of land while making improvements to the rest. Living alone with his mother while working on the farm, Eugene misses the relations...

Boyhood (1854) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Published at the beginning of his career as a leading Russian author of his generation, Boyhood is the second in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels tracing Nikolenka's journey from innocence to experience. As a record of the past, a nostalgic reminder of a lost world, Boyhood is one of Tolstoy's most personal works, and yet his prose shows signs of the universal religious and philosophical themes that...

El joven Delessov asiste a una fiesta con sus compañeros. Comienza a aburrirse, hasta que hace entrada en la sala un hombre mal vestido y descuidado. Se llama Alberto, y es músico. Su mirada resulta extraña, y cuando toca el violín se transforma, haciendo experimentar sensaciones nuevas a quienes lo escuchan. Delessov se plantea ser su protector, sin valorar bien las consecuencias de su decisión.

These three connected early novels from the author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina form an intimate portrait of Russian youth.   Begun when Leo Tolstoy was just twenty-three years old and stationed at a remote army outpost in the Caucasus Mountains, his work known as the Autobiographical Trilogy would win immediate fame and critical praise years before works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina would bring him to the forefront of Russian literature. ...

Extrait: "Les Doutlof sont bien à plaindre, madame. Ce sont tous de braves gens. Si nous ne nous mettons pas sur la liste un des serfs attachés à la maison, ce sera le tour d'un des fils Doutlof. Mais il sera fait selon votre volonté. Il posa sa main droite sur la gauche, les mit sur son ventre, courba légèrement sa tête, serra ses lèvres minces, ferma les yeux et se prépara évidemment à écouter avec patience toutes les sottises que lui...

Childhood (1852) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Published at the beginning of his career as a leading Russian author of his generation, Childhood is the first in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels tracing Nikolenka's journey from innocence to experience. As a record of the past, a nostalgic reminder of a lost world, Childhood is one of Tolstoy's most personal works, and yet his prose shows signs of the universal religious and philosophical themes...