Childhood: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Childhood: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Childhood is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Tolstoy, Leo, graf (1828–1910). The listed translation credits are Hogarth, C. J. (Charles James) (1869–1942).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Childhood" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a novel published in 1852. It marks Tolstoy's debut at age twenty-three and launched his literary career, earning immediate acclaim from established Russian writers. The first in a trilogy followed by "Boyhood" and "Youth," it explores the inner world of young Nikolenka through an innovative expressionistic style that blends fact, fiction, and emotion. This groundbreaking work captures childhood's fleeting innocence, joy, and intense capacity for love through the narrator's moods and reactions.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Childhood
- Author credits: Tolstoy, Leo, graf (1828–1910)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Hogarth, C. J. (Charles James) (1869–1942)
Catalogue subjects
- Autobiographical fiction
- Russia -- History -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction
- Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Novels
- Category: Russian Literature
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