How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories

Written by Leo Tolstoy · Translated by Ronald Wilks

A peasant convinced that more land will bring happiness accepts an extraordinary offer.

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These stories span Leo Tolstoy's writing life, from his earliest tales to the title story, in which a peasant who believes more land will make him content accepts a remarkable bargain. Translated by Ronald Wilks, the collection explores love, war, courage, greed and the search for a moral life.

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These short works, ranging from Tolstoy's earliest tales to the brilliant title story, are rich in the insights and passion that characterize all of his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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