Short Fiction

Short Fiction

By Leo Tolstoy.

Translated by Louise Maude, Aylmer Maude, Nathan Haskell Dole, Constance Garnett, J. D. Duff, Leo Weiner, R. S. Townsend, Hagberg Wright, Benjamin Tucker, Everyman’s Library, Vladimir Chertkov, and Isabella Fyvie Mayo.

Table of Contents

1. Titlepage
2. Imprint
3. The Raid
   1. I
   2. II
   3. III
   4. IV
   5. V
   6. VI
   7. VII
   8. VIII
   9. IX
   10. X
   11. XI
   12. XII
4. The Wood-Felling
   1. I
   2. II
   3. III
   4. IV
   5. V
   6. VI
   7. VII
   8. VIII
   9. IX
   10. X
   11. XI
   12. XII
   13. XIII
5. Recollections of a Scorer
6. Sevastopol
   1. In December 1854
   2. In May 1855
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
      8. VIII
      9. IX
      10. X
      11. XI
      12. XII
      13. XIII
      14. XIV
      15. XV
      16. XVI
   3. In August 1855
      1. I
      2. II
      3. III
      4. IV
      5. V
      6. VI
      7. VII
      8. VIII
      9. IX
      10. X
      11. XI
      12. XII
      13. XIII
      14. XIV
      15. XV
      16. XVI
      17. XVII
      18. XVIII
      19. XIX
      20. XX
      21. XXI
      22. XXII
      23. XXIII
      24. XXIV
      25. XXV
      26. XVI
7. Meeting a Moscow Acquaintance in the Detachment
8. The Snowstorm
   1. I
   2. II
   3. III
   4. IV
   5. V
   6. VI
   7. VII
   8. VIII
   9. IX
   10. X
   11. XI
9. A Russian Proprietor
   1. I
   2. II
   3. III
   4. IV
   5. V
   6. VI
   7. VII
   8. VIII
   9. IX
   10. X
   11. XI
   12. XII
   13. XIII
   14. XIV
   15. XV
   16. XVI
   17. XVII
   18. XVIII
   19. XIX
   20. XX
10. Lucerne
11. Albert
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
12. Two Hussars
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
    13. XIII
    14. XIV
    15. XV
    16. XVI
13. Three Deaths
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
14. Family Happiness
    1. Part I
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
       5. V
    2. Part II
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
       4. IV
15. Polikoúshka
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
    13. XIII
    14. XIV
    15. XV
16. The Porcelain Doll
17. The Decembrists
    1. First Fragment
       1. I
       2. II
       3. III
    2. Second Fragment
    3. Third Fragment
18. Adaptations and Imitations of Hindu Fables
    1. The Snake’s Head and Tail
    2. Fine Thread
    3. The Partition of the Inheritance
    4. The Monkey
    5. The Monkey and the Peas
    6. The Milch Cow
    7. The Duck and the Moon
    8. The Wolf in the Dust
    9. The Mouse Under the Granary
    10. The Best Pears
    11. The Falcon and the Cock
    12. The Jackals and the Elephant
    13. The Heron, the Fishes, and the Crab
    14. The Water-Sprite and the Pearl
    15. The Blind Man and the Milk
    16. The Wolf and the Bow
    17. The Birds in the Net
    18. The King and the Falcon
    19. The King and the Elephants
    20. Why There Is Evil in the World
    21. The Wolf and the Hunters
    22. The Two Peasants
    23. The Peasant and the Horse
    24. The Two Horses
    25. The Axe and the Saw
    26. The Dogs and the Cook
    27. The Hare and the Harrier
    28. The Oak and the Hazelbush
    29. The Hen and the Chicks
    30. The Corncrake and His Mate
    31. The Cow and the Billy Goat
    32. The Fox’s Tail
19. From the New Speller
    1. I: The Wolf and the Kids
    2. II: The Farmer’s Wife and the Cat
    3. III: The Crow and the Eagle
    4. IV: The Mouse and the Frog
    5. V: The Vainglorious Cockerel
    6. VI: The Ass and the Lion
    7. VII: The Fool and His Knife
    8. VIII: The Boy Driver
    9. IX: Life Dull Without Song
    10. X: The Squirrel and the Wolf
    11. XI: Uncle Mitya’s Horse
    12. XII: The Book
    13. XIII: The Wolf and the Fox
    14. XIV: The Peasant and His Horse
    15. XV: The Eagle and the Sow
    16. XVI: The Load
    17. XVII: The Big Oven
20. The Great Bear
21. The Foundling
22. The Peasant and the Cucumbers
23. The Fire
24. The Old Horse
25. How I Learned to Ride
26. The Willow
27. Búlka
28. Búlka and the Wild Boar
29. Pheasants
30. Milton and Búlka
31. The Turtle
32. Búlka and the Wolf
33. What Happened to Búlka in Pyatigórsk
34. Búlka’s and Milton’s End
35. The Gray Hare
36. Ermák
37. Natural Science Stories
    1. Stories from Physics
       1. The Magnet
          1. I
          2. II
          3. III
       2. Injurious Air
       3. Galvanism
       4. The Sun’s Heat
    2. Stories from Zoology
       1. The Owl and the Hare
       2. How the Wolves Teach Their Whelps
       3. Hares and Wolves
       4. The Scent
       5. The Silkworm
    3. Stories from Botany
       1. The Apple-Tree
       2. The Old Poplar
       3. The Bird-Cherry
       4. How Trees Walk
38. A Prisoner in the Caucasus
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
39. God Sees the Truth, but Waits
40. The Bear-Hunt
41. What Men Live By
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
42. Memoirs of a Lunatic
43. A Spark Neglected Burns the House
44. Two Old Men
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
45. Where Love Is, God Is
46. The Story of Iván the Fool
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
    10. X
    11. XI
    12. XII
47. Evil Allures, but Good Endures
48. Little Girls Wiser Than Men
49. Ilyás
50. Croesus and Solon
51. The Three Hermits
52. The Imp and the Crust
53. How Much Land Does a Man Need?
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI
    7. VII
    8. VIII
    9. IX
54. A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg
55. The Godson
    1. I
    2. II
    3. III
    4. IV
    5. V
    6. VI