
LEO TOLSTOY – The Ultimate Short Stories Collection: 120+ Titles in One Volume (World Classics Series)
Exploring the Human Soul in Classic Russian Short StoriesBy Leo TolstoyLength99h 37m
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In "LEO TOLSTOY 'Äì The Ultimate Short Stories Collection: 120+ Titles in One Volume," readers are invited to explore the profound breadth and depth of Tolstoy's literary genius through a curated selection of over 120 stories that illuminate the human condition. This anthology showcases a unique blend of realism and moral inquiry, characteristic of Tolstoy'Äôs style, where psychological complexity meets social critique. Vivid characterizations and philosophical underpinnings allow readers to immerse themselves in a tapestry of Russian life, from the mundane to the transcendent, painted against the backdrop of 19th-century society. Leo Tolstoy, a towering figure in world literature, became renowned not only for his expansive novels, such as "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," but also for his powerful and insightful short stories that reflect his personal moral dilemmas and societal observations. Influenced by profound spiritual awakenings, Tolstoy'Äôs later writings epitomize his quest for truth and ethical living, offering a window into his evolving convictions about life, faith, and humanity. This collection serves as an essential compendium for both new and seasoned readers of Tolstoy, encapsulating his concern for the spiritual and the social. By navigating these compelling narratives, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for Tolstoy'Äôs exploration of existential themes that remain relevant today.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
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Publish dateJan 11, 2024
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Table of contents
1LEO TOLSTOY – The Ultimate Short Stories Collection: 120+ Titles in One Volume (World Classics Series)
291THE CAT AND THE MICE
2Leo Tolstoy: A Short Biography
292THE WOLF AND THE GOAT
3TOLSTOY THE ARTIST.
293THE REEDS AND THE OLIVE-TREE
4TOLSTOY THE PREACHER.
294THE TWO COMPANIONS
5“Count Tolstoi and the Public Censor”
295THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
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6CHAPTER I.
296THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE FOX
7CHAPTER II.
297THE LION, THE ASS, AND THE FOX
8CHAPTER III.
298THE PEASANT AND THE WATER-SPRITE
9CHAPTER IV.
299THE RAVEN AND THE FOX
10CHAPTER V.
300THE SNAKE'S HEAD AND TAIL
11CHAPTER VI.
301FINE THREAD
12CHAPTER VII.
302THE PARTITION OF THE INHERITANCE
13CHAPTER VIII.
303THE MONKEY
14CHAPTER IX.
304THE MONKEY AND THE PEASE
15CHAPTER X.
305THE MILCH COW
16CHAPTER XI.
306THE DUCK AND THE MOON
17CHAPTER XII.
307THE WOLF IN THE DUST
18CHAPTER XIII.
308THE MOUSE UNDER THE GRANARY
19CHAPTER XIV.
309THE BEST PEARS
20CHAPTER XV.
310THE FALCON AND THE COCK
21CHAPTER XVI.
311THE JACKALS AND THE ELEPHANT
22CHAPTER XVII.
312THE HERON, THE FISHES, AND THE CRAB
23CHAPTER XVIII.
313THE WATER-SPRITE AND THE PEARL
24CHAPTER XIX.
314THE BLIND MAN AND THE MILK
25CHAPTER XX.
315THE WOLF AND THE BOW
26CHAPTER XXI.
316THE BIRDS IN THE NET
27CHAPTER XXII.
317THE KING AND THE FALCON
28CHAPTER XXIII.
318THE KING AND THE ELEPHANTS
29CHAPTER XXIV.
319WHY THERE IS EVIL IN THE WORLD
30CHAPTER XXV.
320THE WOLF AND THE HUNTERS
31CHAPTER XXVI.
321THE TWO PEASANTS
32CHAPTER XXVII.
322THE PEASANT AND THE HORSE
33CHAPTER XXVIII.
323THE TWO HORSES
34LESSON OF "THE KREUTZER SONATA."
324THE AXE AND THE SAW
35I
325THE DOGS AND THE COOK
36II
326THE HARE AND THE HARRIER
37III
327THE OAK AND THE HAZELBUSH
38IV
328THE HEN AND THE CHICKS
39V
329THE CORN-CRAKE AND HIS MATE
40VI
330THE COW AND THE BILLY GOAT
41VII
331THE FOX'S TAIL
42VIII
332The Foundling
43IX
333The Peasant and the Cucumbers
44X
334The Fire
45XI
335The Old Horse
46XII
336How I Learned to Ride
47XIII
337The Willow
48XIV
338Búlka
49XV
339Búlka and the Wild Boar
50XVI
340Pheasants
51XVII
341Milton and Búlka
52XVIII
342The Turtle
53XIX
343Búlka and the Wolf
54XX
344What Happened to Búlka in Pyatigórsk
55XXI
345Búlka's and Milton's End
56XXII
346The Gray Hare
57XXIII
347God Sees the Truth, but Does Not Tell at Once
58I
348Hunting Worse Than Slavery
59II
349I.
60III
350II.
61IV
351III.
62V
352IV.
63VI
353V.
64VII
354VI.
65VIII
355Ermák
66IX
356I.
67X
357II.
68XI
358III.
69XII
359IV.
70XIII
360V.
71XIV
361VI.
72XV
362VII.
73XVI
363VIII.
74XVII
364IX.
75XVIII
365X.
76XIX
366XI.
77Chapter I
367XII.
78Chapter II
368The Magnet
79Chapter III
369Moisture
80Chapter IV
370The Different Connection of Particles
81Chapter V
371Crystals
82Chapter VI
372Injurious Air
83Chapter VII
373How Balloons Are Made
84Chapter VIII
374Galvanism
85Chapter IX
375The Sun's Heat
86Chapter X
376The Owl and the Hare
87Chapter XI
377How the Wolves Teach Their Whelps
88Chapter XII
378Hares and Wolves
89Chapter XIII
379The Scent
90Chapter XIV
380Touch and Sight
91Chapter XV
381The Silkworm
92Chapter XVI
382The Apple-Tree
93Chapter XVII
383The Old Poplar
94Chapter XVIII
384The Bird-Cherry
95Chapter XIX
385How Trees Walk
96Chapter XX
386The Fiend Persists, but God Resists
97Chapter XXI
387Little Girls Wiser than Old People
98Chapter XXII
388The Two Brothers and the Gold
99Chapter XXIII
389The Decembrists
100Chapter XXIV
390On Popular Education (pt. 1)
101Chapter XXV
391On Popular Education (pt. 2)
102FIRST FRAGMENT
392I.
103SECOND FRAGMENT
393II.
104THIRD FRAGMENT
394III.
105I
395IV.
106II
396V.
107III
397VI.
108IV
398VII.
109V
399VIII.
110VI
400IX.
111VII
401X.
112VIII
402XI.
113IX
403XII.
114X
404The Three Hermits
115XI
405Neglect The Fire
116XII
406The Candle
117XIII
407I.
118XIV
408II.
119XV
409III.
120XVI
410IV.
121XVII
411V.
122XVIII
412VI.
123XIX
413VII.
124XX
414VIII.
125After the Dance
415IX.
126Alyosha the Pot
416X.
127My Dream
417XI.
128There Are No Guilty People
418XII.
129The Young Tsar
419Where Love Is, There God Is Also
130A Lost Opportunity
420The Wolf and the Kids
131CHAPTER I.
421The Farmer's Wife and the Cat
132CHAPTER II.
422The Crow and the Eagle
133CHAPTER III.
423The Mouse and the Frog
134CHAPTER IV.
424The Vainglorious Cockerel
135CHAPTER V.
425The Ass and the Lion
136CHAPTER VI.
426The Fool and His Knife
137The Candle
427The Boy Driver
138Preface
428Life Dull Without Song
139God Sees the Truth, but Waits
429The Squirrel and the Wolf
140A Prisoner in the Caucasus
430Uncle Mitya's Horse
141The Bear-Hunt
431The Book
142What Men Live By
432The Wolf and the Fox
143A Spark Neglected Burns the House
433The Peasant and His Horse
144Two Old Men
434The Eagle and the Sow
145Where Love is, God is
435The Load
146The Story of Iván the Fool
436The Big Oven
147Evil Allures, But Good Endures
437Diary of a Lunatic
148Little Girls Wiser than Men
438Recollections of a Billiard-Marker
149Ilyás
439Parable the First
150The Three Hermits
440Parable The Second
151The Imp and the Crust
441Parable The Third
152How Much Land Does A Man Need?
442I.
153A Grain as Big as a Hen's Egg
443II.
154The Godson
444III.
155The Repentant Sinner
445IV.
156The Empty Drum
446V.
157The Coffee-House of Surat
447VI.
158Too Dear!
448VII.
159Esarhaddon, King of Assyria1
449VIII.
160Work, Death and Sickness
450IX.
161Three Questions
451X.
162SEVASTOPOL IN DECEMBER, 1854.
452XI.
163I.
453XII.
164II.
454XIII.
165III.
455Yermak, the Conqueror of Siberia
166IV.
456I.
167V.
457II.
168VI.
458III.
169VII.
459IV.
170VIII.
460V.
171IX.
461VI.
172X.
462VII.
173XI.
463VIII.
174XII.
464IX.
175XIII.
465X.
176XIV.
466XI.
177XV.
467XII.
178XVI.
468XIII.
179I.
469XIV.
180II.
470XV.
181III.
471XVI.
182IV.
472Two Hussars (Maude Translation)
183V.
473I
184VI.
474II
185VII.
475III
186VIII.
476IV
187IX.
477V
188X.
478VI
189XI.
479VII
190XII.
480VIII
191XIII.
481IX
192XIV.
482X
193XV.
483XI
194XVI.
484XII
195XVII.
485XIII
196XVIII.
486XIV
197XIX.
487XV
198XX.
488XVI
199XXI.
489I.
200XXII.
490II.
201XXIII.
491III.
202XXIV.
492IV.
203XXV.
493V.
204XXVI.
494VI.
205I
495VII.
206II
496Chapter I
207III
497Chapter II
208IV
498Chapter III
209V
499Chapter IV
210VI
500Chapter V
211VII
501Chapter VI
212VIII
502Chapter VII
213IX
503Chapter I
214X
504Chapter II
215I
505Chapter III
216II
506Chapter IV
217III
507Chapter V
218IV
508Chapter VI
219V
509Chapter VII
220VI
510Chapter VIII
221PREFACE.
511Chapter IX
222I.
512Chapter X
223II.
513Chapter XI
224III.
514Chapter XII
225IV.
515Chapter XIII
226V.
516Chapter XIV
227VI.
517Chapter XV
228VII.
518Chapter XVI
229VIII.
519Chapter XVII
230IX.
520Chapter XVIII
231X.
521Chapter XIX
232XI.
522Chapter XX
233XII.
523Chapter XXI
234XIII.
524Chapter XXII
235XIV.
525Chapter XXIII
236XV.
526Chapter XXIV
237XVI.
527Chapter XXV
238XVII.
528Chapter XXVI
239XVIII.
529Chapter XXVII
240XIX.
530Chapter XXVIII
241XX.
531Chapter XXIX
242LUCERNE.
532Chapter XXX
243RECOLLECTIONS OF A SCORER.
533Chapter XXXI
244I.
534Chapter XXXII
245II.
535Chapter XXXIII
246III.
536Chapter XXXIV
247IV.
537Chapter XXXV
248I.
538Chapter XXXVI
249II.
539Chapter XXXVII
250III.
540Chapter XXXVIII
251IV.
541Chapter XXXIX
252V.
542Chapter XL
253VI.
543Chapter XLI
254An Old Acquaintance
544Chapter XLII
255THE ANT AND THE DOVE
545Nikolai Palkin
256THE TURTLE AND THE EAGLE
546The Porcelain Doll
257THE POLECAT
547Strider the Story of a Horse
258THE LION AND THE MOUSE
548Walk in the Light While There is Light
259THE LIAR
549A Dialogue among Clever People
260THE ASS AND THE HORSE
550The Willow
261THE JACKDAW AND THE DOVES
551The Gray Hare
262THE WOMAN AND THE HEN
552The Foundling
263THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX
553The Peasant and the Cucumbers
264THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX
554The Fire
265THE HORSE AND THE GROOM
555The Treasure Trove
266THE FROG AND THE LION
556The Bird
267THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS
557How Uncle Semyon Told about His Adventure in the Woods
268THE HEN AND THE GOLDEN EGGS
558The Cow
269THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN
559Filipok
270THE HEN AND THE SWALLOW
560Meeting a Moscow Acquaintance at the Front
271THE STAG AND THE FAWN
561Memoirs of a Marker
272THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
562From the Memoirs of Prince D. Nekhlyudov
273THE MAIDS AND THE COCK
563I.
274THE FISHERMAN AND THE FISH
564II.
275THE FOX AND THE GOAT
565III.
276THE DOG AND HER SHADOW
566IV.
277THE CRANE AND THE STORK
567V.
278THE GARDENER AND HIS SONS
568I.
279THE WOLF AND THE CRANE
569II.
280THE HARES AND THE FROGS
570III.
281THE FATHER AND HIS SONS
571IV.
282THE FOX
572I
283THE WILD ASS AND THE TAME ASS
573II
284THE STAG
574III
285THE DOG AND THE WOLF
575IV
286THE GNAT AND THE LION
576VI
287THE HORSE AND HIS MASTERS
577VII
288THE OLD MAN AND DEATH
578VIII
289THE LION AND THE FOX
579IX
290THE STAG AND THE VINEYARD
580Who Should Learn Writing of Whom?