About this book
"War and Peace" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a literary work published in 1869. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it chronicles the French invasion of Russia through five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families. The work blends fictional storytelling with philosophical discussions about history, war, and power. Tolstoy himself hesitated to classify it, saying it is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." It remains one of the most praised classics of world literature.
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Details
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy, 1828–1910
- Translators
- Aylmer Maude, 1858–1938; Louise Maude, 1855–1939
- Written
- 1869
- Form
- Literary work
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Historical Novels, Novels, Classics of Literature, Russian Literature
- Reading level
- Fairly easy to read
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- 44,954 downloads from Project Gutenberg in the last 30 days
- Free since
- 1 April 2001, on Project Gutenberg
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Topics
Historical fictionWar storiesNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 · Campaigns · Russia · FictionRussia · History · Alexander I, 1801-1825 · FictionAristocracy (Social class) · Russia · FictionPG