Wordsworth Classics: War and Peace

Wordsworth Classics: War and Peace

Wordsworth Classics

War 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 in this novel of unquestioned mastery. This translation is one which received Tolstoy’s approval.

Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 and The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003. Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

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Leo Tolstoy, Henry Claridge, Olga Claridge, Louise Maude, Aylmer Maude, Dr. Keith Carabine – Wordsworth Editions Ltd