"Heavens, what a violent attack!" answered the prince - not at all disturbed by the cold reception he received. Barely had he walked inside, wearing a courtroom uniform adorned with embroidery, breeches and shoes; decorated with rows of medals, and sporting a calm expression on his plain face - when he made bold to make his way over to Anna Pavlovna, kissing her hand and presenting his perfumed, glossy pate to her. Confident and wearing a generous air reserved for those he deemed important, the prince sat himself down upon the sofa and started chatting.
"War and Peace," authoritative by the talented Leo Tolstoy, recounts the tumultuous events that took place in Russian imperial circles due to the forces of Napoleon, his explosive entry and impact on different families of Russian nobility. This historical tome journeys from 1806 to 1797, reaffirming the stature and position of its author: one of the figures of World Literature.
Электронная Книга «Leo Tolstoy: War and Peace (English Edition)» написана автором Leo Tolstoy в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9783746792293
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"Heavens! what a virulent attack!" replied the prince, not in the least disconcerted by this reception. He had just entered, wearing an embroidered court uniform, knee breeches, and shoes, and had stars on his breast and a serene expression on his flat face. He spoke in that refined French in which our grandfathers not only spoke but thought, and with the gentle, patronizing intonation natural to a man of importance who had grown old in society and at court. He went up to Anna Pávlovna, kissed her hand, presenting to her his bald, scented, and shining head, and complacently seated himself on the sofa.
"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families. Tolstoy's novel spans the period 1805 to 1820. It was first published in 1869. «War and Peace» is a central work of world literature.
