The Kreutzer Sonata

Count Lyof Tolstoi (Leo Tolstoy)

Edité par The Pollard Publishing Company, 1890

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This is an uncommon, early paperback copy of "THE KREUTZER SONATA" by Count Lyof Tolstoi (Leo Tolstoy). 1890 early American edition; The Pollard Publishing Company; New York. Softcover with the original paper wraps intact. Complete and Unabridged. Translated from the original manuscript by Frederic Lyster. Included in this edition is a Preface by Tolstoy "giving his reasons why this book was written." From a review: "The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife; in his analysis, the root cause for the deed were the 'animal excesses' and 'swinish connection' governing the relation between the sexes." Condition: There are bits of paper missing at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tears at the bottom and outer cover edges. The bottom-left back cover corner has chipped away. There are a few tiny, light stains on the front cover. Both covers are securely attached. Small tear at the bottom edge of the title page. Nice text pages - clean with only tanning to the last page (118) and the facing advertisement page. Overall the book is in Good- condition.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Kreutzer Sonata
• Éditeur: The Pollard Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 1890
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Good