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ⓘ About Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was one of the highly reputed writers from Russia, who used to write primarily write short stories and novels. In the later parts of his career, he also wrote essays and plays. Two of the most popular works of Leo include ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘War and Peace’. These two novels are regarded as top class realistic fiction and are included among the greatest books of all time. A number of prominent personalities think that Leo was one of the greatest novelists of the world. He was equally well known for having a paradoxical and complicated persona as well as for having extreme ascetic and moralistic views. It is believed that Leo adapted such views after going trough a moral breakdown and subsequent spiritual awakening during the 1970s.
All Book Series by Leo Tolstoy
Work, Death, and Sickness
Latest in the series · book 24 of 24 · published 2017
Where Love is There God is Also
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2018
The Four Gospels Harmonized and Translated by Leo Tolstoy
Book 20 of 24 · published 2015
War and Peace: The Graphic Novel
Single-title series · published 2022 Co-authored · Alexandr Poltorak
San Francisco Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1990 Anthology · John Miller
On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question
Book 3 of 12 · published 1992 Co-authored · William Shakespeare,Virginia Woolf,Ambrose Bierce,Graham Greene,Langston Hughes,Emily Dickinson,John Donne,Plato,Jorge Luis Borges,Gustave Flaubert,Robert Coles,Walker Percy,Albert Camus,Cynthia Ozick,William Styron,Dorothy Parker,Sylvia Plath,Primo Levi,Phillip Lopate,John Miller,Genevieve Anderson,Alfred Alvarez,Émile Durkheim,Howard I. Kushner
New Orleans Stories
Book 4 of 12 · published 1992 Anthology · John Miller,Genevieve Anderson
Chicago Stories
Book 5 of 12 · published 1993 Anthology · Stuart Dybek,John Miller
Southwest Stories
Book 6 of 12 · published 1993 Anthology · D.H. Lawrence,Alison Moore,Barry Gifford,Sandra Cisneros,Larry McMurtry,Sam Shepard,Leslie Marmon Silko,C.G. Jung,John Miller,Georgia O'Keefe
Florida Stories
Book 7 of 12 · published 1993 Anthology · Dave Barry,Elmore Leonard,Ernest Hemingway,John D. MacDonald,Damon Runyon,Isaac Bashevis Singer,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Stephen Crane,Zora Neale Hurston,Elizabeth Bishop,Tennessee Williams,Alison Lurie,Wallace Stevens,John Sayles,John James Audubon,Joy Williams,Joan Didion,John Miller,KirstenMiller,William Bartram
Lust: Lascivious Love Stories and Passionate Poems
Book 8 of 12 · published 1994 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
Alaska Stories
Book 9 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
Texas Stories
Book 10 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · John Miller,KirstenMiller
San Francisco Thrillers
Book 11 of 12 · published 1995 Anthology · Tim Smith,John Miller
Cape Cod Stories
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2002 Anthology · Tim Smith,John Miller
On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question
Book 5 of 12 · published 1992
Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell
Book 8 of 12 · published 2018
Following the Call: Living the Sermon on the Mount Together
Book 10 of 12 · published 2021
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
Leo Tolstoy was one of the highly reputed writers from Russia, who used to write primarily write short stories and novels. In the later parts of his career, he also wrote essays and plays. Two of the most popular works of Leo include 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace'.
Which Leo Tolstoy series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Autobiographical Novels series, the earliest of Leo Tolstoy's multi-book series: it opens with Childhood (1852) and runs to 3 books across 1852–1856, ending with Youth (1856). Leo Tolstoy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Leo Tolstoy written?
Leo Tolstoy has 100 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1391 and 2023. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Leo Tolstoy Fables series with 9 books — and 88 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Leo Tolstoy's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Leo Tolstoy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Autobiographical Novels (1852–1856, 3 books) and Leo Tolstoy Fables (1885–2018, 9 books).
How are Leo Tolstoy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Leo Tolstoy's 100 books into 2 named series and 88 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Leo Tolstoy Fables (9 books, 1885–2018); Autobiographical Novels (3 books, 1852–1856).