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Leo Tolstoy: The Short Stories includes unabridged recordings of Leo Tolstoy's 5 greatest short stories in one audiobook.

Discover the timeless spiritual parable Where Love Is, There God Is Also by Leo Tolstoy—a moving tale of faith, compassion, and the presence of God in everyday acts of kindness. This short story follows the humble life of Martin the cobbler, whose simple but profound journey reveals the true meaning of Christian love. Perfect for those seeking inspiration, moral insight, and classic literature with a heartwarming message, Tolstoy’s masterpiece reminds us that God dwells wherever love is lived out.

Leo Tolstoy: The Novellas and Short Stories includes unabridged recordings of Leo Tolstoy's 12 greatest novellas in one audiobook, all read by Audie Award-winning narrators.

In these two famous short novels, Leo Tolstoy takes readers to the brink of despair. At the end of life, worldly ambition offers no consolation for the spiritually empty soul, but Tolstoy is the master of themes and redemption. He turns his morbid topic into hope, leading toward spiritual awakening. Tolstoy offers his readers a lifetime of perspective on death.

Experience the profound wisdom and timeless insights of one of literature's greatest masters with this captivating collection of stories by Leo Tolstoy. Delve into a diverse array of narratives that explore the human condition, from the serene simplicity of rural life to the complex moral dilemmas faced by his characters. Tolstoy's eloquent storytelling and deep philosophical reflections come to life in each tale, offering a rich tapestry of themes such as compassion, justice, and the quest for meaning.

One of the world’s greatest novelists, Leo Tolstoy was also the author of a number of superb short stories, one of his best known being “The Kreutzer Sonata.” This macabre story involves the murder of a wife by her husband. It is a penetrating study of jealousy as well as a piercing complaint about the way in which society educates men and women in matters of sex - a serious condemnation of the mores and attitudes of the wealthy, educated class.

Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. But one day, death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise he is brought face to face with his own mortality.

This short but powerful novel was acclaimed by Vladimir Nabokov and Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest in the whole of Russian literature. It is one of Tolstoy's most celebrated pieces of late fiction. At the center of the story is an examination of the nature of both life and death and how man can come to terms with death's inevitability. It was widely acclaimed when it was published in 1886 and remains a compelling narrative today.

In the setting of what is present-day Kazakhstan, Tolstoy examines two psychological problems. The first dilemma is that of a young man who desires both fulfilling love and a place as a respected member of society. The other is the difficulty of a primitive society to accept domination by a higher culture that has no understanding of the traditions it asks its colonists to cast aside.

Tolstoy brings to these brief tales the same psychological depth and spiritual insight found in his larger works. In fact, his short stories are an excellent place to begin reading this great author. In them, you will find the same challenging themes of morality, forgiveness, redemption and more.

This collection of 11 stories spans virtually the whole of Tolstoy's creative life. While each is unique in form, as a group they are representative of his style, and touch on the central themes that surface in War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Stories as different as "The Snowstorm", "Lucerne", "The Diary of a Madman", and "The Devil" are grounded in autobiographical experience. They deal with journeys of self-discovery and the moral and religious thought that characterizes Tolstoy's works of criticism and philosophy.

Alyosha the Pot is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy (1905) about the life and death of a simple, uncomplaining worker. It was published after Tolstoy's death in 1911 and received high praise from Tolstoy's contemporaries. Without ever calling Alyosha a holy fool, Tolstoy centers the story on his meekness, aloofness, and foolishness. Alyosha's simple life, soft-spoken manner, and calm acceptance of death epitomizes Tolstoyan principles.

Tolstoy’s famous book consists of four stories and in each of which he makes the reader witness the journey within. In What Men Live By, he looks for the answers of the following three questions: What guides people? What is missing in people? What men live by? In The Coffee House of Surat, he listens the conversations of men of all nations and religions, trying to comprehend God and the universe. In How Much Land Does A Man Need, he paints a quite clear picture of how far greed and gluttony can reach. In The Three Questions, he shows us the real value of the moment we are in.

Where Love Is There God Is Also is a classic short story by Leo Tolstoy in the late 19th century. The title references the Catholic hymn Ubi Caritas.

The Forged Coupon is a novella in two parts by Leo Tolstoy. In Part One, the schoolboy Mitya is in desperate need of money to pay a debt, but his father refuses to help him. He then changes a 2.50 rouble bond coupon to read 12.50 roubles. This one wicked deed sets off a chain of events which affects the lives of dozens of others. In Part Two, a good deed also sets of a series of events, but to the benefit of many people.

Two little girls from different houses happened to meet in a lane between two homesteads, where the dirty water, after running through the farmyards, had formed a large puddle. One girl was very small, the other a little bigger. Their mothers had dressed them both in new frocks. The little one wore a blue frock, the other a yellow print, and both had red kerchiefs on their heads. They had just come from church when they met, and first they showed each other their finery, and then they began to play....

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

Mit einfachen Worten Geschichten von unfassbarer Schönheit und Wahrheit zu erzählen - das konnte kaum jemand so gut wie Leo Tolstoi. Zutiefst vom christlichen Glauben und Menschenfreundlichkeit geprägt sind diese Geschichten.

Zwei alte Bauern wollen ins gelobte Land pilgern. Während der eine die Reise macht, wird der andere in Kleinrussland aufgehalten - die dortige Not hat einer Familie so zugesetzt, dass der Alte einfach helfen muss. Er gibt sein Reisegeld für die Familie aus und kehrt heim. Nach der Rückkehr des anderen treffen sich beide, um von ihren Erlebnissen zu erzählen, und Tolstoi wäre nicht Tolstoi, wenn die Geschichte nicht eine überraschende, herzerwärmende Wendung nehmen würde.

This audiobook includes 10 Great Russian Short Stories: The Mantle by Nikolai Gogol, Mumu by Ivan Turgenev, First love by Ivan Turgenev, An Avenger by Anton Chekhov, Darkness by Anton Chekhov, The Death of Ivan Illyich by Leo Tolstoy, Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Little Angel by Leonid Andreyev, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, A Troublesome Visitor by Anton Chekhov.