Random Quote
"The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think."
More: Writing quotes
War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) (Wadsworth Collection)
-
-
Rate it:
Book Description
Translated by Louise and Aylmer MaudeWith an Introduction and notes by Henry and Olga Claridge, University of Kent at CanterburyWar and Peace is a vast epic centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. While it expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence, he peoples his great novel with a cast of over five hundred characters.Three of these, the artless and delightful Natasha Rostov, the world-weary Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and the idealistic Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoy's philosophy.
Reader Ratings & Reviews
If you're writing a War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) (Wadsworth Collection) essay and need some advice,
post your Leo Tolstoy essay question on our
Facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help!