Project Gutenberg 2006-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 1295 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic Maude, Aylmer 1858 1938 Maude, Louise 1855 1939 Maude, Louise Shanks Shanks, Louise Master and Man Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Man_(short_story) Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "Master and Man" by Leo Tolstoy is a novella likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationship between Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a greedy merchant, and his laborer Nikita, set against the backdrop of a winter journey filled with harsh weather conditions and personal struggles. The narrative explores themes of moral integrity, social class dynamics, and the human connection amid adversity. The opening of the novella introduces us to Vasili, an ambitious merchant preparing to undertake a journey to secure a profitable land deal. He is accompanied by Nikita, his loyal but often undervalued laborer, who has sworn off alcohol for a spell. As they set off into a stormy winter landscape, the contrast between Vasili's materialistic aspirations and Nikita's simplistic yet resilient character begins to unfold. The initial interaction between them hints at the deeper hierarchical and ethical conflicts that will emerge throughout their journey, foreshadowing a struggle that is not just against the elements, but also within their own souls. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Merchants -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English Sacrifice -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 154055 2025-07-01T07:53:22.046027 text/html 156476 2020-02-24T09:55:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 49298 2020-02-24T09:56:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 119585 2025-07-01T07:53:26.365039 application/epub+zip 121742 2025-07-01T07:53:23.694020 application/epub+zip 121742 2025-07-01T07:53:22.645039 application/epub+zip 237933 2025-07-01T07:53:28.365995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223837 2025-07-01T07:53:25.741012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185626 2022-09-01T09:02:53.957897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130112 2025-07-01T07:53:21.713049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130043 2020-02-24T09:55:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 46643 2020-02-24T09:56:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 127945 2020-02-24T09:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46368 2020-02-24T09:56:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22381 2025-07-01T07:53:28.803007 application/rdf+xml 13253 2025-07-01T07:53:23.127066 image/jpeg 3533 2025-07-01T07:53:22.886043 image/jpeg 119132 2025-07-01T07:53:22.058058 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia