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"Sevastopol" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a collection of three short stories published in 1855. Based on Tolstoy's firsthand experiences during the Siege of Sevastopol in Crimea, these sketches offer an unflinching look at war's realities. Through intimate tours of battlefield hospitals, examinations of military psychology and vanity, and the intertwined fates of two brothers, Tolstoy captures both the human cost of conflict and the senselessness of war. These stories later formed the foundation for episodes in his masterwork, "War and Peace." ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 |
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| Translator | Hapgood, Isabel Florence, 1850-1928 |
| Title | Sevastopol |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol_Sketches |
| Credits | Produced by Gonçalo Silva, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Sevastopol (Ukraine) -- History -- Siege, 1854-1855 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47197 |
| Release Date | Oct 25, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 980 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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