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All Tolstoy's Parties #14–16

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Simon Haisell
Jul 07, 2024
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This is a bonus post for paying subscribers to accompany a weekly discussion post on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.

A country festival painting by Ilya Repin. Source.

#14 Uncle’s Cabin (5/5)

Without a doubt the best party so far! A cosy wooden house with the scent of woodsmoke and fresh apples: a refuge from the winter night and society’s cold stone hearts. …

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