Three Days in the Village, and Other Sketches. by graf Leo Tolstoy
"Three Days in the Village, and Other Sketches" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a collection of autobiographical fiction written in 1909. The title story chronicles Tolstoy's life on his estate and visits to nearby villages, revealing stark contrasts between worlds. Through encounters with peasants, tramps, and beggars, Tolstoy documents crushing poverty and social inequality. He reflects on conversations with village friends and explores themes of freedom, labor, and the divide between workers
and the ruling classes in late imperial Russia. (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 |
Three Days in the Village, and Other Sketches. Written from September 1909 to July 1910. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Days_in_the_Village |
| Contents | Three days in the village -- Singing in the village -- Traveller and peasant -- A talk with a wayfarer -- From the diary. |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlos Colón, University of California and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). 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 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 51018 |
| Release Date | Jan 23, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 454 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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