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.)

Download for free

For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.

Other formats & older devices
201 kB
182 kB

There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

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
Last Update Oct 22, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 454 downloads in the last 30 days.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!