Leo Tolstoy
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear.Page Condition: Yellowed with foxing. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding condition: Appears intact but aged.
A landmark work of literary biography, Leo Tolstoy by Ernest J. Simmons presents a sweeping and authoritative account of one of the nineteenth century's greatest writers. Simmons chronicles Tolstoy's extraordinary life — from his aristocratic Russian upbringing and turbulent personal relationships to his radical spiritual transformation in later years — with meticulous scholarly depth. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, diaries, and correspondence, the biography illuminates the creative forces behind monumental works such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Written with both academic rigour and narrative vitality, it remains an essential portrait of a man whose moral philosophy and literary genius reshaped world literature. Recommended by the Book Society upon its release, this volume stands as one of the definitive English-language studies of Tolstoy's life and art.
Author: Ernest J. Simmons
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, John Lehmann
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear.Page Condition: Yellowed with foxing. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding condition: Appears intact but aged.
A landmark work of literary biography, Leo Tolstoy by Ernest J. Simmons presents a sweeping and authoritative account of one of the nineteenth century's greatest writers. Simmons chronicles Tolstoy's extraordinary life — from his aristocratic Russian upbringing and turbulent personal relationships to his radical spiritual transformation in later years — with meticulous scholarly depth. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, diaries, and correspondence, the biography illuminates the creative forces behind monumental works such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Written with both academic rigour and narrative vitality, it remains an essential portrait of a man whose moral philosophy and literary genius reshaped world literature. Recommended by the Book Society upon its release, this volume stands as one of the definitive English-language studies of Tolstoy's life and art.