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The Three Hermits

Author
Leo Tolstoy
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
16 pages
ISBN
9781787240711
Published
3 January 2017
Imprint
Sovereign
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The Three Hermits, a short story written by the acclaimed Russian author Leo Tolstoy, centers around three hermits living on an island off the coast of Russia. The hermits embody the concept of asceticism and their lives are focused solely around prayer and contemplation. The story follows two protagonists, a bishop and his nephew, as they chance upon the trio of hermits during their voyage.

Author

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born to a titled family at Yasnaya Polyana, served in the Crimean War, and wrote the two novels that made Russian fiction a world event: War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The first holds a nation at war and at home; the second holds a marriage until it breaks. Later he turned from the worldly novel toward essays and moral tales, arguing with church, property, and his own fame. One hundred and six titles here.

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