
Note: The tonic system has been changed from polytonic to
At the heart of an elegant Russian manor, the Ompolsky household is unraveling. A wife’s discovery of her husband’s affair with a French teacher has driven the couple to the brink, leaving the children to wander the empty rooms while the matriarch retreats into her private chambers. The atmosphere is charged with silence, suspicion, and the ache of broken promises, and every conversation feels like a thin veil over deeper resentment.
Prince Stefan Ompolsky, tormented by guilt, wakes in the early morning to replay his cruel words and the letter that has unveiled the scandal. His sister Anna, known for her insight and compassion, is summoned to intervene, offering a fragile hope of reconciliation. As the prince grapples with his inner turmoil and the looming arrival of Anna, the family teeters between despair and the possibility of a new, uneasy peace.
Language
el
Duration
~8 hours (462K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Sophia Canoni
Release date
2012-02-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1910
Best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, this giant of Russian literature wrote with unusual emotional clarity about family life, history, faith, and the search for a meaningful life.
View all books
by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy

by graf Leo Tolstoy