- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 370
About this book
The Life of Tolstoy, First Fifty Years, is by Aylmer Maude, whose preface says he wrote the work because so many among us are interested in Tolstoy and so few seem to understand him. The preface adds that the writer lived in Russia for twenty-three years, knew Tolstoy well for several years and visited him frequently in Moscow.
A recollection says Aunty Tatiána had the greatest influence on the speaker's life and from early childhood taught the spiritual delight of love. The book says Tolstoy owes his excellent knowledge of German and French to the fact that his father, following a custom common among well-to-do Russians, engaged foreign teachers. A first-person account says Nicholas considers the writer a very agreeable travelling companion, except for his cleanliness, and is cross because he says the writer changes his linen 12 times a day.
About the author
More from this genre
See all- B BoswellianaBoswelliana
- S Shakespeare and the Emblem WritersShakespeare and the Emblem Writers
- H A History of Bohemian LiteratureA History of Bohemian Literature
- W Why We Should Read--Why We Should Read--
- K The Key to the Brontë WorksThe Key to the Brontë Works
- G The Grateful DeadThe Grateful Dead
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 2.9 MB
- EPUB 917 KB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- Aylmer Maude
- Pages
- 370
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Literature
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online