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  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich
    Leo Tolstoy / Louise and Aylmer Maude
    How should a man live, when he knows he must die? No writer has faced that question more unflinchingly than Leo Tolstoy, and nowhere more so than in the three late masterpieces gathered here.In The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886) - often called the finest novella ever written - an ordinary judge, dying by degrees, is forced to ask whether the respectable life he built was worth any...
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    13,72 €

  • My Own Affairs (Cram Edition)
    Maude M. C. Ffoulkes / Princess of Belgium Louise
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of My Own Affairs pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'My Own Affairs' offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the world of European royalty and court life. Written by Louise, Princess of Belgium, this memoir provides a firsthand account of her experiences within ...
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    25,15 €

  • Resurrection (Cram Edition)
    Leo graf Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Resurrection pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Leo Tolstoy’s 'Resurrection' is a powerful exploration of redemption and social injustice in Russia. This classic of Russian literature delves into profound moral dilemmas as it examines the complexities of atone...
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    36,33 €

  • THE COSSACKS
    Aylmer Maude / Leo graf Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of THE COSSACKS pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Leo Tolstoy’s 'The Cossacks' transports readers to the heart of the 19th-century Caucasus, exploring themes of war, social life, and the clash of cultures. This enduring work of Russian literature delves into the...
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    25,08 €

  • The Live Corpse
    Aylmer Maude / Leo graf Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    Leo Tolstoy’s powerful drama, 'The Live Corpse,' delves into the complexities of marriage and societal expectations in 19th-century Russia. This poignant work explores themes of adultery and the devastating consequences of social alienation. Through compelling characters and sharp dialogue, Tolstoy delivers a timeless commentary on the constraints of social norms and the search...
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    17,14 €

  • The Light Shines in Darkness
    Aylmer Maude / Leo graf Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    'The Light Shines in Darkness' by Leo Tolstoy offers a compelling glimpse into family life and spiritual themes through the lens of Russian drama. This unfinished work explores profound religious questions, showcasing Tolstoy’s enduring fascination with faith and its impact on human relationships. A significant contribution to Russian literature, this play delves into the compl...
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    17,33 €

  • THE FIRST DISTILLER
    Aylmer Maude / Leo graf Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    Leo Tolstoy’s 'The First Distiller' is a poignant drama exploring themes of morality and the destructive nature of alcoholism within the context of Russian peasant life. This classic work of Russian literature delves into the societal impact of alcohol, presenting a stark portrayal of its effects on individuals and communities.Tolstoy masterfully uses the dramatic form to exami...
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    15,63 €

  • Fruits of Culture
    Aylmer Maude / Leo graf Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    Leo Tolstoy’s 'Fruits of Culture' offers a fascinating glimpse into Russian peasant life through the lens of social satire and family conflict. This enduring drama, originally written in Russian, explores the tensions between tradition and modernity. Through incisive dialogue and compelling characters, Tolstoy critiques societal norms and exposes the complexities of human relat...
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    17,57 €

  • Resurrection
    Leo Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    Leo Tolstoy’s Resurrection is a powerful tale of guilt, redemption, and the corruption of society. When Prince Dmitri Ivanovich Nechlyudov seeks to atone for his role in a woman’s downfall, he embarks on a journey through Russia’s brutal justice system, exposing hypocrisy and searching for moral salvation. ...
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    18,09 €

  • My Own Affairs
    Princess of Belgium Louise / Maude M. C. Ffoulkes
    My Own Affairs, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of...
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    18,12 €

  • The Gospel in Brief | Leo Tolstoy
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    In 'The Gospel in Brief,' Leo Tolstoy distills the teachings of Jesus into a singular, powerful narrative. This unique interpretation, translated adeptly by Louise and Aylmer Maude, presents the essence of Christ’s message with a focus on spiritual and moral guidance. Tolstoy’s philosophical insights merge with his literary prowess to deliver a compelling reinterpretation of th...
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    11,19 €

  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer and Louise Maude
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a profound meditation on mortality and the meaning of a well-lived life. The novella delves into the existential crisis of a seemingly ordinary man, Ivan Ilyich Golovin, as he confronts his impending death. The narrative chronicles his pursuit of societal success and conventional happiness, which ultimately lead him to a life devoid of authenticity a...
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    7,21 €

  • What Men Live By and Other Tales
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    One of the world’s most famous writers, Leo Tolstoy, is probably best known for his epic romantic works 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace'. In addition to being the author of some of the greatest novels ever written, Tolstoy was also a prolific short-story writer. This little collection includes four of his shorter works. First we find the titular 'What Men Live By', a tale co...
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    7,69 €

  • Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales
    Leo Tolstoy / Leo Wiener / Louise and Aylmer Maude
    “Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales” is a collection of religious tales and parables by the famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy, regarded by many as one of the world’s greatest authors. In addition to his most well-known novels “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina,” which are regarded as the epitomes of realist fiction, Tolstoy was also a prolific writer of short stories and n...
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    13,46 €

  • A Confession
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    The book is a brief autobiographical story of the author's struggle with a mid-life existential crisis. It describes his search for the answer to the ultimate philosophical question: "If God does not exist, since death is inevitable, what is the meaning of life?." Without the answer to this, for him, life had become "impossible".The story begins with the Eastern fable of th...
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    17,61 €

  • The Cossacks
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    13,25 €

  • Resurrection (Complete)
    Leo Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    24,76 €

  • Ivan the Fool and Three Shorter Tales for Living Peaceably
    Leo Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    The four classic tales in this volume illuminate Leo Tolstoy’s radical orientation toward war and commerce, revealing his vision for a sustainable, peaceable world. The feature story, Ivan the Fool, presents an archetypal fool who works hard, cooperates with everyone, and manages to foil every attempt to cause his downfall. In the end, peasant life comes out on top, while the p...
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    9,00 €

  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich
    Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    Leo Tolstoy’s novella, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, is arguably the most famous of his shorter works.  Published in 1886, it was universally hailed as a masterpiece, a clear-eyed account of Society, societal deceit, family politics and of the almost universal compact among the wealthier classes to ignore the inevitability of death.Ivan Ilyich is a successful judge, whose shallow e...
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    9,42 €

  • War and Peace (Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude)
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    Considered one of the greatest novels ever written, "War and Peace" masterfully captures an intimate view of humanity on an epic scale. In this sweeping narrative, Tolstoy utilizes a large cast of characters to brilliantly depict the impact of war on society. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the novel centers its story on five aristocratic Russian families. These characters, par...
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    33,80 €

  • Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)
    Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    'Sevastopol Sketches (Sebastopol Sketches)' is a collection of three works of historical fiction in which Tolstoy draws upon his real life experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol. The titular location draws its name from that of a city in Crimea and takes place during the Crimean war. The three tales in this collection are respectively titled 'Sevastopol in December', 'Sevas...
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    14,14 €

  • How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories
    Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy / Louise Maude / Nathan Haskell Dole
    In this collection, 'How Much Land Does a Man Need? And Other Stories,' Russian born Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) demonstrates his varied subject matter and style in his shorter fiction. In the title piece, 'How Much Land Does a Man Need?,' Tolstoy explores this very question through the story of a peasant with an increasing appetite for land. In 'What Men Live By,' the humble shoem...
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    12,25 €

  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a book related to death. Ivan Ilyich is a judge in St. Petersburg. This is considered one of Tolstoy’s masterpiece and the interpretation one will have after the story ends may vary from person to person. ...
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    10,43 €

  • Resurrection
    Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy / Louise Maude
    Published in 1900, ’Resurrection’ is Tolstoy’s final large-scale novel. It’s a morally-driven tale of personal redemption, featuring fewer characters than either War and Peace or Anna Karenina. Here we focus on one man and a single story line that spirals around a long-forgotten incident in his youth, which turns out to have had tragic consequences for another.The hero is the y...
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    22,78 €

  • Three Days in the Village and Other Sketches, Written From September 1909 to July 1910
    Aylmer Maude / Leo Tolstoy / Louise Shanks Maude
    'Three Days in the Village and Other Sketches' offers a collection of insightful observations and reflections penned by Leo Tolstoy between September 1909 and July 1910. These sketches provide a glimpse into the Russian author’s thoughts on a variety of subjects, likely including peasant life, social issues, and philosophical musings, reflecting his later-life spiritual and mor...
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    17,78 €

  • The Live Corpse
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude Translator: Louise Maude
    Leo Tolstoy had a profound influence on people through out the Western world. Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher. Tolstoy was a member of the aristocratic Tolstoy family. He was known as an educational reformer, pacifist and Christian anarchist. His masterpiece War and Peace made him one of the worldŽs greatest novelists. His ability to...
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    17,27 €

  • A Confession and Other Religious Writings
    Leo Tolstoy / Louise and Aylmer Maude / Nathan Haskell Dole
    As a result of his controversial works criticizing the Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church, Tolstoy was excommunicated in 1901, dismissing the event lightly as he continued his search for a practical religion. 'A Confession and Other Religious Works' is the product of years of introspection, resulting in a drastic reorientation of Tolstoy’s beliefs and values. He...
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    11,04 €

  • Father Sergius - A Story by Tolstoy
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
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    10,78 €

  • Twenty-Three Tales by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics, Literary
    Leo Tolstoy / Aylmer Maude / Louise Maude
    This volume contains Tales for Children, including 'God Sees the Truth, but Waits,' 'A Prisoner in the Caucasus,' and 'The Bear-Hunt'; Popular Stories including, 'What Men Live By,' 'A Spark Neglected Burns the House,' 'Two Old Men,' and 'Where Love Is, God Is'; a Fairy Tale, 'The Story of Ivan the Fool'; stories written to pictures, including 'Evil Allures, but Good Endures,' ...
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    16,79 €

  • Resurrection
    Leo Tolstoy / Mrs. Louise Maude / MrsLouise Maude
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    30,76 €


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