War and peace /

Tolstoy, Leo

War and peace / Leo Tolstoy. - Ware Wordsworth Editions 1993 - 1002p. ; 18cm.

Translated from the Russian.

This epic novel is centred on Napoleon's war with Russia. It expresses Tolstoy's view that history is an inexorable process which man cannot influence. Three of the characters, Natasha Rostov, Prince Andrew Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov illustrate Tolstoy's philosophy.

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