History

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

An entire country is invaded, several hundred characters fall in and out of love with each other regardless, and history keeps happening whether or not anyone in the drawing room notices. Tolstoy believed great men take credit for currents they do not actually steer. I keep the second half a shelf apart, for readers who need a rest between volumes.

The librarian

Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain text

Reading time

About 38 hr 25 min

Where to find it

On the History shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #2600. In the public domain in the United States.