Tolstoy Selected Stories: Gilded Pocket Edition
20 classic short stories from one of literature's great masters, bound in a gilded hardback edition designed to be kept and given.
Tolstoy is best remembered for the sweep of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but his short fiction carries the same weight in a fraction of the pages. This collection brings together 20 of his finest stories, including "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", "Three Questions" and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", each one a compact study of mortality, morality and the choices that define a life. Translated by Aylmer and Louise Maude, who knew Tolstoy personally and remain among the most respected translators of his work, these stories read with the clarity and force that first made them classics.
About this edition
Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this is a pocket-sized hardback built for people who care about how a book feels in the hand as well as what's inside it. It includes:
The pocket size makes it genuinely portable, small enough for a coat pocket or a bag, while the embossed cover and gilded edges give it the presence of a proper keepsake rather than a disposable paperback.
Why it makes a good gift
This edition sits at the intersection of something to actually read and something worth giving. The compact format suits anyone who reads on the move, while the finish, the signature facsimile and the gilding give it genuine shelf appeal for collectors of classic literature, or as a birthday, graduation or Christmas gift for a reader who already owns the big Tolstoy novels but not his short stories.
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