Master and Man: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Master and Man, credited to Leo Tolstoy, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Master and Man, by Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise Shanks Maude (1855-1939) and Aylmer Maude (1858-1938). A land owner, Vasili Andreevich, takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to another town. He wishes to get to the town quickly ‘for business’. They find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master in his avarice wishes to press on. They eventually get lost off the road and they try to camp. The master’s peasant soon finds himself about to die from hypothermia. The master leaves him on the horse to stubbornly try to find the road. When he returns, he attains a spiritual/moral revelation, and Tolstoy once again repeats one of his famous themes: that the only true happiness in life is found by living for others. (Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Master and Man
• Author credits: Leo Tolstoy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 10
• Listed recording duration: 2:23:26

Track guide

1. Section 1 - Master and Man — 19:26
2. Section 2 - Master and Man — 14:55
3. Section 3 - Master and Man — 16:11
4. Section 4 - Master and Man — 15:28
5. Section 5 - Master and Man — 15:31
6. Section 6 - Master and Man — 24:49
7. Section 7 - Master and Man — 6:37
8. Section 8 - Master and Man — 10:40
9. Section 9 - Master and Man — 13:10
10. Section 10 - Master and Man — 6:44

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