{"product_id":"the-cossacks-and-other-stories-by-leo-tolstoy-9780140449594","title":"The Cossacks and Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Penguin Classics' fresh new editions of Tolstoy's major works - including Antony Briggs' stunning new translation of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBegun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, \u003ci\u003eThe Cossacks\u003c\/i\u003e describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSevastopol Sketches\u003c\/i\u003e, based on Tolstoy's own experiences of the siege of Sevastopol in 1854-55, is a compelling consideration of the nature of war, while \u003ci\u003eHadji Murat\u003c\/i\u003e, written towards the end of his life, returns to the Caucasus of Tolstoy's youth to explore the life of a great leader torn apart by a conflict of loyalties. Written at the end of the nineteenth century, it is amongst the last and greatest of Tolstoy's shorter works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46409560260844,"sku":"9780140449594","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27383713482237.jpg?v=1746095776","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-cossacks-and-other-stories-by-leo-tolstoy-9780140449594","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}