Whatever it is called, it is a triumph whose breadth and depth is perhaps unmatched in literature. Tolstoy himself refused to call it that, saying it was ânot a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle.â It contains elements of history, narrative, and philosophy, the latter increasing in quantity as the book moves towards its climax. War and Peace is generally considered to be Tolstoyâs masterpiece, a pinnacle of Russian literature, and one of historyâs great novels.

Hundreds of characters populate War and Peace, many of them historical persons, including Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I, and all of them come to life under Tolstoyâs deft hand. Will you support our efforts with a donation?Īgainst the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, five aristocratic families in Russia are transformed by the vagaries of life, by war, and by the intersection of their lives with each other. We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Part of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannicaâs Great Books of the Western World Translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude. Standard Ebooksĥ70,063 words (34 hours 33 minutes) with a reading ease of 69.41 (fairly easy)

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