Twenty-three Tales
Leo Tolstoy's collection of moral tales illustrating themes of justice, forgiveness, divine providence, and the transformative power of faith and compassion.
24 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
PREFACE
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1 GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS
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2 A PRISONER IN THE CAUCASUS
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3 THE BEAR-HUNT
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4 WHAT MEN LIVE BY
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5 A SPARK NEGLECTED BURNS THE HOUSE
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6 TWO OLD MEN
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7 WHERE LOVE IS, GOD IS
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8 THE STORY OF IVÁN THE FOOL,
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9 EVIL ALLURES, BUT GOOD ENDURES
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10 LITTLE GIRLS WISER THAN MEN
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11 ILYÁS
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12 THE THREE HERMITS
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13 THE IMP AND THE CRUST
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14 HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?
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15 A GRAIN AS BIG AS A HEN'S EGG
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16 THE GODSON
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17 THE REPENTANT SINNER
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18 THE EMPTY DRUM
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19 THE COFFEE-HOUSE OF SURAT
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20 TOO DEAR!
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21 ESARHADDON, KING OF ASSYRIA
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22 WORK, DEATH AND SICKNESS
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23 THREE QUESTIONS