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War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1869)
The Russian epic. Five aristocratic families navigate love, loss, and destiny against Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia. At 587,287 words, it is one of the longest novels ever written — and many consider it the greatest.
Historical Significance:
Tolstoy published War and Peace in serial form from 1865 to 1869, then in book form. He began writing it after visiting the battlefield of Borodino, where 70,000 men died in a single day in 1812. Tolstoy's genius...
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The Russian epic. Five aristocratic families navigate love, loss, and destiny against Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia. At 587,287 words, it is one of the longest novels ever written — and many consider it the greatest.
Historical Significance:
Tolstoy published War and Peace in serial form from 1865 to 1869, then in book form. He began writing it after visiting the battlefield of Borodino, where 70,000 men died in a single day in 1812. Tolstoy's genius...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=77
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