Professor Blaisdell’s book contains 534 quotations culled from all these works.Īny reader opening this ebook hoping to find a new Anthony Trollope novel set in New Zealand will be disappointed. No details of the horror and pointlessness of war is spared the reader nor the contrast with the simple lives of the country folk they encountered compared with the ‘sophisticated’ lives of the Russian officers.Īnthony Trollope was a giant of the Victorian literary scene producing forty-seven full length novels as well as short stories, articles and an autobiography. Tales of Army Life not only dramatizes the campaigns Tolstoy experienced as seen through the eyes of young officers but points to his later convictions. These simply told but complex stories are a fitting introduction to one of the world’s great authors. The strong narrative drive holds the attention initially but when the story is finished, there are questions to be asked about justice and faith - (God Sees the Truth, but Waits), fortitude - (A Prisoner in the Caucasus) and finally pity - (The Bear-Hunt). This collection of three stories, written for older children, does not shy away from asking demanding questions. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) is perhaps better known for his epic novels, such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina but he was also a prolific writer of novellas and short stories.
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