The Forged Coupon
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of moral fiction, The Forged Coupon chronicles the devastating chain of events set in motion when two schoolboys alter a treasury note to pay off a petty debt. Written in the final years of Leo Tolstoy's life, this novella illustrates with relentless clarity how a single act of dishonesty ripples outward through Russian society, corrupting and destroying lives across every social stratum. The narrative unfolds with the stern moral urgency that defines Tolstoy's late period, presenting a searing indictment of greed, spiritual decay, and the capacity for evil that lurks beneath the surface of everyday life. Yet the story is ultimately one of redemption, as Tolstoy argues with characteristic conviction that goodness, once awakened, is just as contagious as sin.
Author: Tolstoy
Format: Paperback
Published: 2023, Thomas Nelson and Son
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of moral fiction, The Forged Coupon chronicles the devastating chain of events set in motion when two schoolboys alter a treasury note to pay off a petty debt. Written in the final years of Leo Tolstoy's life, this novella illustrates with relentless clarity how a single act of dishonesty ripples outward through Russian society, corrupting and destroying lives across every social stratum. The narrative unfolds with the stern moral urgency that defines Tolstoy's late period, presenting a searing indictment of greed, spiritual decay, and the capacity for evil that lurks beneath the surface of everyday life. Yet the story is ultimately one of redemption, as Tolstoy argues with characteristic conviction that goodness, once awakened, is just as contagious as sin.