The Power of Darkness by graf Leo Tolstoy

"The Power of Darkness" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a five-act drama written in 1886. This dark peasant tragedy follows Nikita, a farmhand who embarks on a path of moral destruction through seduction, adultery, and conspiracy to murder. As his crimes multiply and entangle his family, the weight of his actions builds toward a devastating reckoning. Banned in Russia until 1902, this unflinching portrayal of sin and conscience became a landmark of naturalistic theater across Europe and America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
Translator Maude, Aylmer, 1858-1938
Translator Maude, Louise, 1855-1939
Title The Power of Darkness
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Darkness
Credits Bryan Ness, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 96.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Russian drama -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 26661
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 18, 2022
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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