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War and Peace Vol. 1 (Dole Translation)

Leo Tolstoy 2 Episodes Jul 14, 2026

This podcast presents the first volume of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel "War and Peace" in the translation by Nathan Haskell Dole. The work is a panoramic narrative that follows Russian society during the Napoleonic era, exploring themes of war, peace, and human destiny. The translation aims to capture the depth and vividness of Tolstoy's original Russian text.

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War and Peace Vol 1 Dole Translation - Leo Tolstoy - Part 2 Jul 14, 2026 18938 ”War and Peace” is a panoramic novel: It is its own justification, and perhaps needs no introduction. It always reminds the translator of a broad and mighty river flowing onward with all the majesty of Fate. On its surface, float swiftly by logs and stumps, cakes of ice, perhaps drowned cattle or men from regions far above. These floating straws, insignificant in themselves, tell the current. Once

War and Peace Vol 1 Dole Translation - Leo Tolstoy - Part 1 Jul 13, 2026 35231 ”War and Peace” is a panoramic novel: It is its own justification, and perhaps needs no introduction. It always reminds the translator of a broad and mighty river flowing onward with all the majesty of Fate. On its surface, float swiftly by logs and stumps, cakes of ice, perhaps drowned cattle or men from regions far above. These floating straws, insignificant in themselves, tell the current. Once

War and Peace Vol. 1 (Dole Translation)

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