The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories (Illustrated)
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories (Illustrated)

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: BookRix

Published: 2014-06-07

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 3736817541

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Named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife; in his analysis, the root cause for the deed were the "animal excesses" and "swinish connection" governing the relation between the sexes.

The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Xist Publishing

Published: 2015-09-28

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1681952483

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What Is Love? “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. A handsome woman talks nonsense, you listen and hear not nonsense but cleverness. She says and does horrid things, and you see only charm. And if a handsome woman does not say stupid or horrid things, you at once persuade yourself that she is wonderfully clever and moral.” - Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata Upon hearing a woman arguing that marriage should never be arranged and always be subject to love, Pozdnyshev asks: ‘What is love?’ He condemns the argument saying that love doesn’t last forever and can quickly turn into hatred. What is Pozdnyshev’s story? Why doesn’t he believe in love? Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9780192838094

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The title story is about a man whose sexual jealousy, inflamed by guilt, drives him to murder his wife.

Authors & Artists for Young Adults
Authors & Artists for Young Adults

Author: Dwayne D. Hayes

Publisher: Authors & Artists for Young Ad

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780787666446

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With Authors & Artists for Young Adults teens have a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining facts about the writers, artists, film directors, graphic novelists, and other creative personalities that most interest them. International in scope, each volume contains 20-25 entries offering personal behind-the-scenes information, portraits, movie stills, bibliographies, a cumulative index and more. For table of contents or other volume specific information see the entry for the volume.

Resurrection
Resurrection

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Xist Publishing

Published: 2015-04-24

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 1623959136

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Tolstoy's Final Novel “It was clear that everything considered important and good was insignificant and repulsive, and that all this glamour and luxury hid the old well-known crimes, which not only remained unpunished but were adorned with all the splendor men can devise.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Resurrection A nobleman seeks to right a past sin and discovers he's been living in a golden world of privilege. When he visits the prison where his former maid has been sentenced, he is awakened to a world of oppression, injustice and barbarity. Resurrection is not Tolstoy's most famous novel, but it was his best-selling book. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Someday, Somewhere
Someday, Somewhere

Author: Lindsay Champion

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2018-04-03

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1525300687

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Structured like a sonata, this heartbreaking debut novel hits all the right notes. Dominique is a high school junior from gritty Trenton, barely getting by. Ben is a musical prodigy from the Upper East Side, a rising star at a top conservatory. When Dom’s class is taken to hear a concert at Carnegie Hall, she spots Ben in the front row, playing violin like his life depends on it — and she is transfixed. Posing as an NYU student, Dom sneaks back to New York City to track him down. Soon, the two are desperately in love, each seeing something in the other to complete them. But Ben’s genius, which Dominique so admires, conceals his struggle with mental illness — and the challenges of her own life may make it impossible for her to save him from himself.