Family Happiness and Other Stories

Although best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy did not confine his literary talents to voluminous works. He was also a master of the short story and the long story--the particularly Russian form known as povest''. Each of the tales in this collection exhibits the rich detail, vivid narration, and startling truths that characterize Tolstoy''s famous novels.Two unusual, intrigu...