With an Introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B.Cook

Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels ever written. He also, however, wrote many masterly short stories, and this volume contains four of the longest and best in distinguished translations that have stood the test of time. In the early story 'Family Happiness', Tolstoy explores courtship and marriage from the point of view of a young wife. In 'The Kreutzer Sonata' he gives us a terrifying study of marital breakdown, in 'The Devil' a powerful depiction of the power of sexual temptation, and, in perhaps the finest of all, 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich', he portrays the long agony of a man gradually coming to terms with his own mortality.

Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 1840224533 here.

《古拉格群岛》前传，俄国流放制度的溯源之作！
☉编辑推荐
☆本书作者丹尼尔·比尔运用19世纪的新闻报道、官方报告和俄国小说，为读者呈现出了西伯利亚流放制度的残酷性及其囚犯悲剧性又鼓舞人心的命运。
☆近代俄国史上诸多大人物如陀思妥耶夫斯基、列宁都有流放西伯利亚经历，流放制度如何塑造近代俄罗斯民族的心灵以及影响俄国历史的命运？
☆2017年英国坎迪尔历史奖大奖作品，入围2017年沃尔夫森历史奖、2017年普希金俄语图书奖和2017年朗曼-今日历史图书奖，被评为《泰晤士报》、《旁观者》、《BBC历史》和《泰晤士报文学增刊》年度图书。
⊙内容简介
西伯利亚被称为“没有屋顶的大监狱”。从19世纪初到俄国革命，沙皇政权将超过100万名囚犯及其家人流放到乌拉尔山以东的西伯利亚。本书生动刻画了普通罪犯和政治激进分子、农奴制和村庄政治的受害者、追随丈夫和父亲的妻子与孩子的历史，以及逃犯和赏金猎人的历史。
本书启用了俄罗斯欧洲部分和西伯利亚档案馆中大量此前不为人知的一手资料，讲述了沙皇俄国奋力管理其可怕的刑罚殖民地的故事，以及西伯利亚对现代世界的政治力量的重大影响。
⊙媒体&名人推荐
☆表述精湛，扣人心弦……全书生动描述了种种关于罪与罚、赎罪、爱和可怖暴力的惊人与悲伤故事。书中人物包括专制者、杀人者、卖淫者、英雄。这是一部绝妙的佳作。
——西蒙·塞巴格·蒙蒂菲奥里
☆我们很难去想象这个在沙皇统治时期地狱般的西伯利亚刑罚殖民地。这部历史著作描绘了一幅生动、恐怖的图景……该书极其引人入胜，富于真实事例和逸闻轶事。
——大卫·阿罗诺维奇，《泰晤士报》
☆关于沙皇统治时期西伯利亚流放制度的杰出新历史著作……令人信服地将西伯利亚置于19世纪俄国乃至欧洲历史的中心。
——《经济学人》
☆采用了大量资料……这些丰富的材料，造就了这部有着细微细节的历史著作……它把“西伯利亚”这个名字的可怕之处变得如此生动、如此清晰。
——《纽约时报书评》

Published to coincide with the centenary of Tolstoy's death, here is an exciting new edition of one of the great literary works of world literature. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece captures with unprecedented immediacy the broad sweep of life during the Napoleonic wars and the brutal invasion of Russia. Balls and soirées, the burning of Moscow, the intrigues of statesmen and generals, scenes of violent battles, the quiet moments of everyday life--all in a work whose extraordinary imaginative power has never been surpassed. The Maudes' translation of Tolstoy's epic masterpiece has long been considered the best English version, and now for the first time it has been revised to bring it fully into line with modern approaches to the text. French passages are restored, Anglicization of Russian names removed, and outmoded expressions updated. A new introduction by Amy Mandelker considers the novel's literary and historical context, the nature of the work, and Tolstoy's artistic and philosophical aims. New, expanded notes provide historical background and identifications, as well as insight into Russian life and society.