The forged coupon, and other stories by graf Leo Tolstoy
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"The forged coupon, and other stories" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a collection written between 1902-1904 and published in 1910. The title novella follows a schoolboy's desperate act of forging a bond coupon to repay a debt. This single deception triggers a devastating chain reaction, touching dozens of lives and ultimately leading to murder. The story explores how one evil deed ripples outward, yet maintains hope by showing that good works can
spread just as powerfully as wrongdoing through society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Wright, C. T. Hagberg (Charles Theodore Hagberg), 1862-1940 |
| Title | The forged coupon, and other stories |
| Note | First story is translation of: Фальшивый купон, Fal'shivyi kupon. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forged_Coupon |
| Contents | The forged coupon -- After the dance -- Alyosha the Pot -- My dream -- There are no guilty people -- The young Tsar. |
| Credits | Judith Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Russian fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 243 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-00243-9 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1911 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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