Leo Tolstoy Enlightenment Reader (Full Color Illustrations)

Author: (Russian) Leo Tolstoy (Tolstoy/L.N.) / Xu Yiwen / Zhu Jianhui
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is the only work written and adapted by cultural giant Leo Tolstoy specifically for children and young adults. He himself regarded it as a "monument." The book is divided into four volumes, with each volume further divided into three parts: "Fairy Tales and Fables," "Stories and Anecdotes," and "Nature and Science." It conveys and expresses various humanistic spirits and scientific knowledge in the form of artistic novels, covering multiple fields such as geography, history, culture, ethics, and natural history. It fully demonstrates and showcases Tolstoy's extraordinary talent and profound sentiments as a literary master. The stories are described as "beautiful, concise, and simple, yet profound and easily understandable," enriching the spiritual world and humanistic life of young readers. Leo Tolstoy once used this reader to enlighten and educate his own children. Today, it is regarded as a classic primer in the fields of Western and Eastern literature and education.