What Men Live By, How Much Land Does A Man Need? & Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by Leo Tolstoy, including his classic works "What Men Live By" (originally published in Russian in 1881), "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" (1886), "Three Questions" (1903), and "The Coffee-House of Surat" (1903). This edition is based on the translations published in 1918 by Louise Maude (1855–1939) and Aylmer Maude (1858-1938). This collection of stories by Leo Tolstoy, What Men Live By, How Much Land Does A Man Need? & Other Stories, takes readers on a journey through faith, mortality, and the meaning of life. Through the lens of Tolstoy’s renowned storytelling, readers will explore themes of love and justice, humility and greed, and the ultimate search for truth. In “What Men Live By,” readers are reminded of the importance of kindness and compassion, while “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” explores the dangers of greed and materialism. With each story, Tolstoy delves into the depths of the human condition, offering readers an opportunity to reflect on their own lives. This collection of stories is an essential piece of literature for anyone looking to gain insight into the timeless wisdom of Leo Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian author who wrote novels and plays, and is widely considered one of the greatest authors of all time. His works include War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich . Tolstoy was born in the Tula Province of Russia, and was educated at the University of Kazan. After graduating, he worked as a teacher and in the army before embarking on his writing career. His first published work was Childhood, a semi-autobiographical novel, in 1852. Tolstoy is known for his philosophical and spiritual outlook. His works often explore questions of morality, justice, and the meaning of life. His later works focus on religious issues, such as non-violence, and his essays on Christianity and anarchism had a profound influence on Mahatma Gandhi and other political activists. In addition to his literary career, Tolstoy was a public figure who actively promoted social reform. He sought to improve the conditions of peasants and the working class, and proposed a system of education and land reform. He also became a vocal advocate of vegetarianism and animal rights. Tolstoy's works have been translated into more than 50 languages, and remain popular today. His influence in literature, politics, and philosophy continues to be felt around the world. Louise Maude (1835-1939) and Aylmer Maude (1858-1938) were among the most prominent early English language translators of Tolstoy's works, receiving the personal endorsement of Tolstoy himself.
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Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction. Many consider Tolstoy to have been one of the world's greatest novelists. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer. His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
