It's no secret that I love War and Peace. I've shared the reasons why before, but as a recap: it's …
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Not always accurate, but rich and engaging nonetheless: The BBC adaptation of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The cast of 2016's BBC1 production of Tolstoy's War and Peace. Photograph: Mitch …
Tolstoy on doing “a lot of bad things, without wishing to – simply from imitating grown-ups”
When researching Tolstoy, I find myself noticing a common theme of failure: of not being quite good …
The power of a sunset: how Viktor Frankl & Tolstoy’s Pierre Bezukhov are lifted from hardship by the beauty of nature
Despite experiencing unimaginable hardship during the Holocaust, Viktor Frankl describes …
Tolstoy’s Pierre Bezukhov on why being knocked off course is “only the start of something new and good”
My favourite translation by Anthony Briggs andpublished by Penguin.A fortnight ago I submitted …
Lessons on failure from Pierre in Tolstoy’s War and Peace
I've posted before about Tolstoy's "Rules of Life" and desire for self-improvement, both of which …
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Ernest Hemingway’s list of 16 books we ought to read, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina
In 1934, a young American with aspirations to become a writer hiked across America to meet Ernest …
Reading W.B. Yeats’s “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” as a Meditation on Life
Today I'm sharing with you something that's a little different. I've just started a university …
If You Don’t Know Where to Go in Life, Try Reading War and Peace
I write a lot about Pierre Bezukhov, one of the main characters in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. I've …
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Tips for Reading War and Peace & Getting Started with Leo Tolstoy
A reader recently got in touch to ask what advice I'd give for reading War and Peace the first time. …
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What Leo Tolstoy Can Teach Us About Overcoming Anxiety
Tolstoy at the time of writing War andPeace, 1868. Image source. While on a trip to the Penza …
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‘Give War and Peace a Chance’ This Summer with Andrew D. Kaufman
My copy of Give War and Peace a Chance, before it was covered in Post-it notes. If there …
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12 Life Lessons to Gain From Reading Leo Tolstoy
After completing a considerable chunk of Tolstoy's major works, I've been thinking about the …
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On War & Peace: My Problems With The Pevear & Volokhonsky Translation (Part II)
My well-worn copy of War and Peace. I recently shared the reasons why I enjoyed the …