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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

A classic work in which a man becomes a monk in order to seek god, but struggles greatly to find him.

In Petersburg in the eighteen-forties a surprising event occurred. An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards, a handsome prince who everyone predicted would become aide-de-camp to the Emperor Nicholas I and have a brilliant career, left the service, broke off...

Father Sergius is a novel written by the renowned Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy. The book is set in the 19th century and tells the story of a young, handsome and ambitious aristocrat named Prince Stepan Kasatsky. Despite his privileged upbringing, Prince Stepan is haunted by a... Read Full Overview

In Petersburg in the eighteen-forties a surprising event occurred. An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards, a handsome prince who everyone predicted would become aide-de-camp to the Emperor Nicholas I and have a brilliant career, left the service, broke off...

Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy is about Prince Stepan Kasatsky, a young man is destined for great things. Tolstoy is a masterful writer, and this book was an instant success when it was first published in Russia. Created by one of the most highly acclaimed authors of all-time,... Read Full Overview

Tolstoy is considered one of the giants of Russian literature; his works include the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina and novellas such as Hadji Murad and The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

Tolstoy's earliest works, the autobiographical novels Childhood, Boyhood,...

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For some weeks Father Sergius had been living with one persistent thought: whether he was right in accepting the position in which he had not so much placed himself as been placed by the Archimandrite and the Abbot. That position had begun after the recovery of the fourteen-year-old... Read Full Overview

The story begins with the childhood and exceptional and accomplished youth of Prince Stepan Kasatsky. The young man is destined for great things. He discovers on the eve of his wedding that his fianc e Countess Mary Korotkova has had an affair with his beloved Tsar Nicholas...

"Father Sergius" (Russian: Отец Сергий, translit. Otets Sergiy) is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy between 1890 and 1898 and first published (posthumously) in 1911.

Father Sergius is a novel written by the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The book tells the story of a young man named Sergei Ivanovich, who is born into a wealthy and privileged family. Despite his privileged upbringing, Sergei feels a deep sense of emptiness and yearning... Read Full Overview

The story begins with the childhood and exceptional and accomplished youth of Prince Stepan Kasatsky. The young man is destined for great things. He discovers on the eve of his wedding that his fianc e Countess Mary Korotkova has had an affair with his beloved Tsar Nicholas I... Read Full Overview

Father Sergius