Book: The Forged Coupon( Series - Hesperus Classics ) Tolstoy's final novella," The Forged Coupon" is an ingenious study of the destructive powers of evil set against a brilliant depiction of Russian life.Inescapably in thrall to the power his crimes bring him, Stepan goes further and further down the path of evil, relentlessly seeking new opportunities to murder and maim. When, however, one of his victims refuses to surrender to him, instead dying with pity on her lips, he finds himself haunted by her image. Suddenly, he is faced with the choice of continuing a life of crime, or facing up to his actions and their certain consequences. Leo Tolstoy, author of "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," is one of Russia's greatest novelists.
Details of Book: The Forged Coupon( Series - Hesperus Classics ) Book: The Forged Coupon( Series - Hesperus Classics )
Author: Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Hugh Aplin, Andrew Miller
ISBN: 1843911353
ISBN-13: 9781843911357
, 978-1843911357
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2007/01/14
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Number of Pages: 96
Language: English