Vigo Books » Leo Tolstoy

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth

admin12 — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:24:53 +0000

""My fondness for abstract reasoning developed consciousness in me so unnaturally that often when I began thinking about the simplest things, I fell into the vicious circle of analysis of my thoughts, and I no longer thought about the original question that had occupied me, but thought about what I was thinking about."

Resurrection

admin12 — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:40:13 +0000

"In Nekhlyudov, as in every man, there were two beings: one the spiritual, seeking only that kind of happiness for himself which should tend towards the happiness of all; the other, the animal man, seeking only his own happiness….”

War and Peace

admin12 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:56:48 +0000

Possibly the greatest novel of all time, Tolstoy’s captivating epic charts Napoleon’s invasion of Russia through the eyes of five families.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

admin12 — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:58:35 +0000

Having lived his life climbing up the career ladder, Ivan Ilyich finds himself questioning the way he lived when death approaches.

Anna Karenina

admin12 — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:38:43 +0000

The beautiful and intelligent Anna Karenina is the toast of St Petersburg high society, but will her pursuit of true love end in tragedy?