WAR AND PEACE Complete Edition – All 15 Books in One Volume (World Classics Series)
A Philosophical Epic of Love, War, Society, and Moral AwakeningBy Leo Tolstoy
Length71h 15m
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Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace is an immense historical and philosophical novel presented here in its complete form, comprising all fifteen books in a single volume. Set against Russia's struggle with Napoleon from 1805 through 1812, it interweaves the destinies of aristocratic families, soldiers, statesmen, and ordinary people. Its expansive realism encompasses intimate domestic scenes, battlefield violence, social comedy, and extended reflections on history, free will, and the forces that shape nations. Blending fictional narrative with historiographical analysis, Tolstoy challenges the conventions of both the traditional war chronicle and the nineteenth-century family novel, creating a polyphonic work of extraordinary intellectual and emotional range. Born into the Russian aristocracy in 1828, Tolstoy drew upon family memory, military experience in the Caucasus and Crimea, and extensive research into the Napoleonic era. His encounters with war, privilege, moral responsibility, and religious-philosophical doubt profoundly informed the novel's ethical inquiry. Written during a period of intense artistic and spiritual development, War and Peace reflects Tolstoy's dissatisfaction with simplistic explanations of historical change and his conviction that human lives are understood through countless individual choices rather than the commands of "great men." This World Classics edition is recommended to readers seeking more than a monumental narrative: it offers a sustained meditation on love, mortality, political power, and historical consciousness. Though demanding in scope, its vivid characters, dramatic momentum, and humane insight reward patient reading, making it indispensable for students of realism, history, and world literature alike.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Historical Fiction
Length71 hrs 15 mins
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Publish dateApr 5, 2016
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Table of contents
1A SCOTS QUAIR: Sunset Song, Cloud Howe & Grey Granite (World's Classics Series)
26CHAPTER XVIII
2WAR AND PEACE Complete Edition – All 15 Books in One Volume (World Classics Series)
27CHAPTER XIX
3Introduction
28CHAPTER XX
4Leo Tolstoy: A Short Biography
29CHAPTER XXI
5“Tolstoy the Artist” and “Tolstoy the Preacher”
30CHAPTER XXII
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6TOLSTOY THE ARTIST.
31CHAPTER XXIII
7TOLSTOY THE PREACHER.
32CHAPTER XXIV
8“Count Tolstoi and the Public Censor”
33CHAPTER XXV
9BOOK ONE: 1805
34CHAPTER XXVI
10CHAPTER II
35CHAPTER XXVII
11CHAPTER III
36CHAPTER XXVIII
12CHAPTER IV
37BOOK TWO: 1805
13CHAPTER V
38CHAPTER II
14CHAPTER VI
39CHAPTER III
15CHAPTER VII
40CHAPTER IV
16CHAPTER VIII
41CHAPTER V
17CHAPTER IX
42CHAPTER VI
18CHAPTER X
43CHAPTER VII
19CHAPTER XI
44CHAPTER VIII
20CHAPTER XII
45CHAPTER IX
21CHAPTER XIII
46CHAPTER X
22CHAPTER XIV
47CHAPTER XI
23CHAPTER XV
48CHAPTER XII
24CHAPTER XVI
49CHAPTER XIII
25CHAPTER XVII
50CHAPTER XIV
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