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Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) was a Russian writer who is regarded as among the greatest authors of all time. Translated by R S Townsend and published in 1916, the seven stories in Tolstoy for the Young have been adapted for children, to serve as the perfect introduction to the great writer for young listeners.

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.

God Sees the Truth, but Waits (1872) is the story of a man falsely convicted and imprisoned in Siberia for a murder he did not commit. Tolstoy explores themes of forgiveness, faith, and guilt in this narrative, which inspired a novella by Stephen King and the film The Shawshank Redemption.

It tells of the love affair between Anna and Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Russia, faith is challenged, bonds are broken, love dies and is reborn.

Исповедь - автобиографическое произведение Льва Толстого, написанное в конце 1870-х - начале 1880-х годов и впервые опубликованное в 1884 году в Женеве. Основное содержание произведения.

This book contains instructive stories - a collection of fine stories and parables on the theme of morality - by the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910).

A short story by the Russian author and moral philosopher Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, known as Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). The story, first published in 1912 as "Notes of a Madman", is written from the perspective of an individual who seemed to not be quite sane, and who was examined by doctors. The opinions of the doctors were divided; they argued among themselves and came at last to the conclusion that he was not mad. But this was due to the fact that he tried hard during the examination not to be himself.

This audiobook contains two of Tolstoy's most celebrated stories. "The Diary of a Madman" and "The Devil" are partially autobiographical. Both involve journeys of self-discovery and the moral and religious questioning that are also themes of Tolstoy's works of criticism and philosophy.

This story, also translated as "The Imp and the Bread", concerns a peasant whose piece of bread was stolen by a little demon who hoped it would make the peasant curse. The opposite happened. The devil was displeased, and the imp set out on a successful three-year plan to make the peasant sin.

A children’s story about the origin of the Great Bear constellation. There was a drought on the earth: The rivers dried up and the trees withered, and and men and beasts died of thirst. One night, a little girl went out with a pitcher to find some water for her sick mother. On her journey, the water and the pitcher took on miraculous properties.

Nachdem Fedja Protasov, ein sanfter, gütiger, ehrlicher, aber charakterschwacher, dem Alkohol und der Verschwendung zuneigender Enddreißiger Frau...

Die Zentralgestalt des Stückes, der "kluge, gebildete" Gutsbesitzer Nikolaj Ivanovic Sarynzew will sein und seiner Familie Leben nach dem in der Bergpredigt...

"Bez ljubvi zhit' legche" - vospominanija, ispoved' L'va Nikolaevicha Tolstogo, russkogo pisatelja i myslitelja. Ego vospominanija o svoej chelovecheskoj prirode, kotoraja sklonna k ubijstvam, dujeljam, kartezhnym igram, k pol'zovaniju chuzhimi blagami, k kaznjam, bludu i obmanu. No v protivoves jetomu vsegda stavalo stremlenie k luchshemu. "Bez ljubvi zhit' legche. No bez nejo net smysla" glavnaja ideja Tolstogo.

Leo Tolstoy, best known for the novels Anna Karenina and War and Peace, also wrote short stories that expound on Christianity. The Godson is a moving parable about a man finding a way to understand himself, the events around him, and his purpose in life. The story is about a son who was born to a poor peasant who rejoiced and went to a neighbour to ask him to become godfather to the boy.

Tolstoy's story of one woman's fate is brought powerfully to life in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation starring Teresa Gallagher and Toby Stephens. Anna Karenina enjoys a privileged and aristrocratic lifestyle as the wife of influential government official Alexy Karenin. Yet their ten-year...

An intimate portrait of Patrick O’Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy. Patrick O’Brian was one of the greatest British novelists of the twentieth century, securing his place in literary history with the bestselling Aubrey–Maturin series, books that have sold millions of copies...

Ein in die Jahre gekommener Wallach erzählt den anderen Pferden seines Gehöfts die Geschichte seines beeindruckenden Lebens. Außenseiter haben es nicht leicht, das musste der als Schecke geborene Gaul bereits unmittelbar nach seiner Geburt erfahren. Obwohl von edlem Geschlecht, wird er aufgrund seiner unregelmäßigen weißen Farbflecke weder für den Reitsport geschweige denn für die Zucht eingesetzt, sodass er als Arbeitstier und Droschken-Antrieb sein Dasein fristen muss. Als er eines Tages mehr zum Spaß gegen ein Rennpferd laufen soll, überholt der Schecke zur Überraschung aller dieses.

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.

Wann hat der Mensch genug? Dieser Frage geht Tolstoi in seiner märchenhaften Erzählung nach. Seine einfache Sprache, die gleichzeitig so fesselnd ist, entwickelt eine Wucht, der der Hörer sich nicht entziehen kann. Ein Bauer macht ein Geschäft mit Landbesitzern: Er darf soviel Land für sich beanspruchen, wie er innerhalb eines Tages umlaufen kann. Aber: Ist er bei Sonnenuntergang nicht zurück, verfällt sein Einsatz... Eine der berühmtesten Geschichten von Leo Tolstoi.