Project Gutenberg 2006-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 189 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic La guerre et la paix, Tome II Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerre_et_Paix Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "La guerre et la paix, Tome II" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into the lives of various characters during the Napoleonic wars, exploring themes of love, war, and societal change. Significant characters include Prince André Bolkonsky, who grapples with his personal goals amid larger political events, and Pierre Bezukhov, who is embroiled in the complexities of fraternal allegiances and personal redemption. At the start of this portion, the narrative sets the stage in the context of the Russian Empire amidst the political maneuverings involving Emperor Alexander and Napoleon. The reader is introduced to Prince André, who remains largely detached from the swirling events of the time while grappling with his life choices and the state of his estate. He reflects on the indifference of the broader society towards his well-meaning reforms, trying to align his inner conflicts with the external chaos of looming war, encapsulating the struggle between personal aspirations and historical forces shaping their destinies. This opening episode paints a picture of a world that is both vibrantly alive and heavily burdened by the weight of its tumultuous history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Historical fiction War stories Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Historical Fiction FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: Russian Literature 974646 2025-08-07T13:40:06.711536 text/html 1130497 2006-03-08T16:22:08 text/html 442479 2025-08-07T13:40:18.276500 application/epub+zip 457585 2025-08-07T13:40:10.141525 application/epub+zip 448159 2025-08-07T13:40:08.783555 application/epub+zip 775578 2025-08-07T13:40:24.837490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751478 2025-08-07T13:40:17.394489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719552 2022-09-08T13:52:57.438953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 947242 2025-08-07T13:40:05.325528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 920995 2006-03-08T16:22:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20689 2025-08-07T13:40:25.480418 application/rdf+xml 11973 2025-08-07T13:40:09.297489 image/jpeg 3017 2025-08-07T13:40:09.041490 image/jpeg 352309 2006-03-08T16:22:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 376043 2006-03-08T16:22:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 432033 2025-08-07T13:40:06.793523 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia