War And Peace
3 vols
Published on 29. October 1992
Book
Hardback
1736 pages
978-1-85715-096-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is a three-volume boxed set of Tolstoy's historical chronicle of Russia's struggle with Napoleon. The novel is an affirmation of life itself, focusing on the lives of individuals and the physical reality of human experience and its bewildering complexity.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Everyman
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 101 mm
Weight
1978 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85715-096-4 (9781857150964)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Leo Tolstoy was born in central Russia on 9 September 1828. In 1852 he published his first work, the autobiographical Childhood. He served in the army during the Crimean War and his Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6) are based on his experiences. His two most popular masterpieces are War and Peace (1864-69) and Anna Karenina (1875-8). He died in 1910.