What Men Live By, and Other Tales: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
What Men Live By, and Other Tales: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
What Men Live By, and Other Tales is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Tolstoy, Leo, graf (1828–1910). The listed translation credits are Maude, Aylmer (1858–1938); Maude, Louise (1855–1939).
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"What Men Live By, and Other Tales" by Leo Tolstoy is a collection of short stories published in 1885. The title story follows Simon, a poor shoemaker who encounters a mysterious naked stranger near a chapel. Despite his own poverty, Simon brings the man home, naming him Michael and employing him as an assistant. As years pass, Michael displays strange behavior—smiling at peculiar moments and seeming to know things before they happen. The collection explores profound questions about human existence, compassion, and divine purpose.
Book and edition facts
- Title: What Men Live By, and Other Tales
- Author credits: Tolstoy, Leo, graf (1828–1910)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Maude, Aylmer (1858–1938); Maude, Louise (1855–1939)
Catalogue subjects
- Peasants -- Russia -- Fiction
- Russia -- Fiction
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- Category: Russian Literature
- Category: Short Stories
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