How Much Land Does a Man Need? & Other Stories

by Tolstoy, Leo

Count Leo Tolstoy was born on September 9, 1828, in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia. Orphaned at nine, he was brought up by an elderly aunt and educated by French tutors until he matriculated at Kazan University in 1844. In 1847, he gave up his studies and, after several aimless years, volunteered for military duty in the army, serving as a junior officer in the Crimean War before retiring in 1857. In 1862, Tolstoy married Sophie Behrs, a marriage that was to become, for him, bitterly unhappy. His diary, started in 1847, was used for self-study and self-criticism; it served as the source from which he drew much of the material that appeared not only in his great novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), but also in his shorter works. Seeking religious justification for his life, Tolstoy evolved a new Christianity based upon his own interpretation of the Gospels. Yasnaya Polyana became a mecca for his many converts At the age of eighty-two, while away from home, the writer suffered a break down in his health in Astapovo, Riazan, and he died there on November 20, 1910. Ronald Wilks studied Russian language and literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later Russian literature at London University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1972. He has also translated ‘The Little Demon’ by Sologub and, for Penguin Classics, My Childhood, My Apprenticeship and My Universities by Gorky, The Golovlyov Family by Saltykov-Shchedrin and four volumes of stories by Chekhov: The Kiss and Other Stories, The Duel and Other Stories, The Party and Other Stories and The Fiancée and Other Stories.

Reviews

Review this book!

Available Copies

How Much Land Does a Man Need? & Other Stories: And Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

How Much Land Does a Man Need? & Other Stories: And Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

by Tolstoy, Leo

Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0140445064
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$13.66

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
A$13.66
No image available

How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories

by Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich

Condition
New
ISBN 10
142094553x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$20.50

Show Details

Description:
Digireads.com. New. Special order direct from the distributor
Item Price
A$20.50
No image available

How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

by Tolstoy, Leo

Condition
UsedAcceptable
ISBN 10
0140445064
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$5.72

Show Details

Description:
UsedAcceptable. There is handwriting and/or underling and or highlighting throughout the book Cover does NOT match photos; some content may vary from version shown Cover has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.
Item Price
A$5.72
No image available

How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories

by Tolstoy, Leo

Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 10
0140445064
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$16.21

Show Details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
A$16.21
No image available

How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories

by Tolstoy, Leo

Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 10
0140445064
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Dunfermline, Fife, GBR
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$11.90

Show Details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
A$11.90