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* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Anna Karenina is the tragic story of a married aristocrat/socialite and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The story starts when she arrives in the midst of a family broken up by her brother's unbridled womanizing—something that prefigures her own later situation, though she would experience less tolerance by others.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of Russian literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

Anna Karenina ( is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment (Tolstoy's negative views of Russian volunteers going to fight in Serbia); therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form in 1878. Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel, after he came to consider War and Peace to be more than a novel. Fyodor Dostoyevsky declared it "flawless as a work of art." His opinion was shared by Vladimir Nabokov, who especially admired "the flawless magic of Tolstoy's style," and by William Faulkner, who described the novel as "the best ever written." The novel remains popular, as demonstrated by a 2007 Time poll of 125 contemporary authors in which Anna Karenina was voted the "greatest book ever written."

The Definitive Edition of ANNA KARENINA-Illustrated with stunning images from the life and times of Tolstoy -Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly"Greatest novel ever written" Time Magazine"The best [novel] ever written". William Faulkner“One of the thousand books everyone must read.” The Guardian“Possibly the greatest novel ever written. Tolstoy captures the rollercoaster arc of Anna's passion for Vronsky, and shows us the impossibility of her love ever being a match for what she's lost. “ Esther Freud“What stuck with me about the novel was that fated love affair where that most beautiful of women, Anna Karenina, is driven by passion into the arms of that most engaging of heroes, Vronsky.” Gillian Slovo“A sexy and engrossing read, this book tells the tale of one of the most enthralling love affairs in the history of literature” Oprah’s Book ClubANNA KARENINA is one of the greatest novels ever written, presented in a beautiful edition specially designed for kindle. This is Tolstoy’s epic love story which will stay with you forever.

No home library is complete without the classics! Anna Karenina is a keepsake to be read and treasured.First published in the late 19th century, Anna Karenina, by famed Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time. Chronicling the turbulent affair between Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky, Tolstoy weaves a parallel plot of self-discovery and a turn to religion by character Konstantin Levin that is thought to be autobiographical. The result is a tale of jealousy, faith, hypocrisy, passion and progress set amidst the social change occurring in Russia in the 1870s. Now available as part of the Word Cloud Classics series, the novel is a must-have addition to the libraries of all classic literature lovers. About the Word Cloud Classics series:Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.

A gripping read of romance, intrigue and human emotion. Anna Karenina has been called the world's greatest novel. Set in 19th century Russia, Anna seeks to escape a loveless marriage for a passionate romance. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes Get your next Xist Classic title for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1A7cKKl Find all our our books for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1PooxLl Sign up for the Xist Publishing Newsletter here. Find more great titles on our website.

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Anna Karenina is the tragic story of a married aristocrat/socialite and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The story starts when she arrives in the midst of a family broken up by her brother's unbridled womanizing—something that prefigures her own later situation, though she would experience less tolerance by others.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of Russian literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

"Anna Karenina" is the tragic story of Countess Anna Karenina, a married noblewoman and socialite, and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The novel explores a diverse range of topics throughout its approximately one thousand pages. Some of these topics include an evaluation of the feudal system that existed in Russia at the time—politics, not only in the Russian government but also at the level of the individual characters and families, religion, morality, gender and social class.Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, he is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction.Constance Garnett (1861–1946) was an English translator of nineteenth-century Russian literature. Garnett was one of the first English translators of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Anton Chekhov and introduced them on a wide basis to the English-speaking public.

The book includes more than 20 illustrations.“Anna Karenin” (pre-reform Russian: Анна Каренина, Anna Karenina; post-reform Russian: Анна Каренина, Anna Karenina) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Written during the period of 1873–1877, it became the author’s trademark. This is the translation by Constance Garnett, which undoubtedly belongs to the best translations of the book ever published.The plot is sophisticated and has several levels in which numerous characters are engaged. Everything starts when the protagonist who gave the title to the book comes to visit her brother. In a conversation, Tolstoy said, “I often think of the incident near the watchtower in Moscow, which I described in ‘Anna Karenina’ and then removed for the sake of a more coherent narrative. They had to shoot a horse with its spine broken. I think you remember. But not a single military man appeared to have a revolver, though many officers and even the governor were present. They called for a police officer, who turned out to have nothing but a leather case. They asked for a saber, a sword. But the officers only had ceremonial arms. All the swords and sabers were wooden… At long last, an officer who lived nearby fetched a revolver from his home, and they finally finished the horse. Everybody felt so safe back then!”Tolstoy went through the haymaking routine depicted in “Anna Karenina” every summer with a group of mowers. He did it on the conditions that applied to peasants—two parts belonged to the landowner, i.e. Countess Sofia and her sons, and one was his. He brought his part of the hay to his village for the poorest peasants.The book offers you some food for thought:-“In love there is no more and no less.”-“…women with a shadow usually come to a bad end…” -“…they're all in love with her, and follow her about like shadows?”-“If no one follows us about like a shadow, that's no proof that we've any right to blame her.”The book has an active table of contents for easy access to each chapter.

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house. The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him. This position of affairs had now lasted three days, and not only the husband and wife themselves, but all the members of their family and household, were painfully conscious of it. Every person in the house felt that there was so sense in their living together, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one another than they, the members of the family and household of the Oblonskys. The wife did not leave her own room, the husband had not been at home for three days. The children ran wild all over the house; the English governess quarreled with the housekeeper, and wrote to a friend asking her to look out for a new situation for her; the man-cook had walked off the day before just at dinner time; the kitchen-maid, and the coachman had given warning. Three days after the quarrel, Prince Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, as he was called in the fashionable world—woke up at his usual hour, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, not in his wife's bedroom, but on the leather-covered sofa in his study. He turned over his stout, well-cared-for person on the springy sofa, as though he would sink into a long sleep again; he vigorously embraced the pillow on the other side and buried his face in it; but all at once he jumped up, sat up on the sofa, and opened his eyes. "Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream.

"Anna Karenina is one of my favorite books. But when I agreed to read it for Audible, I had no idea how much work it would be, how intense it would be, and how deeply I would fall in love with it. There were places where I thought 'if I don't give Alexey Alexandrovitch the respect that he deserves in my reading of this scene, a critical part of the book will be ruined. If I don't give EVERYONE the utmost respect and understanding, I'm not doing justice to this brilliantly compassionate book.' But at the same time, I also wanted to have a light touch in the way I played the different characters, so that the magnificence of the novel could shine through. I feel like performing this novel is one of the major accomplishments of my work life - it was so challenging and so deep, a real pleasure." (Narrator Maggie Gyllenhaal) Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky. Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight, The Honourable Woman) cites Tolstoy's epic as one of her favorite books of all time, and her love for the literature permeates her performance. Anna Karenina is a masterpiece not only because of the unforgettable woman at its core and the stark drama of her fate but also because it explores and illuminates the deepest questions about how to live a fulfilled life.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Called by many, "The Greatest Book Ever Written," Anna Karenina is realist Russian novel which was first published in its entirety in 1878. Heralded by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Vladimir Nabokov, William Faulkner and countless others, the story is an exquisite work of fiction. Anna Karenina tells the tragic tale of Countess Anna Karenina and her affair with Count Vronsky. Dealing with a issues ranging from government, to gender, to morality, religion and social politics, Anna Karenina is an epic Russian novel. The story of Anna's affair, travels and isolation from Russian society is parallel with the story of Konstantin Levin, a wealthy landowner who seeks marriage and faith as a source of stability in a changing world.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy called his novel "Anna Karenina" not otherwise than "a novel from modern life." He described in great detail the "shattered world" devoid of moral unity, in which the chaos.In the novel there are no stories about great historical events, battle scenes. In it, topics that are close to each person are raised and remain unanswered. In the work of Tolstoy there are no coincidences. Representatives of secular society turn away from Anna Karenina, they do not risk to communicate with 'a criminal woman'. Her position becomes unbearable. And she makes a fatal step…