The Tolstoy Library

In which Levin, with the freshness of early spring about him and a heart full of hopeful plans, inspects his farm and wrestles with the ever-present challenges of uncooperative peasants and the stubbo...

7 Apr 15min

In which a long-cherished desire is fulfilled amidst a flood of shame and tangled emotions, as two souls confront the complex birth of their new, forbidden bond. The tender yet tormenting acceptance o...

6 Apr 5min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch and his wife embark upon a new phase of their lives, outwardly unchanged yet inwardly marked by a quiet estrangement that he struggles in vain to bridge. Despite his pow...

6 Apr 1min

In which Anna returns home at night with a radiant but troubled countenance, and her husband, Alexey Alexandrovitch, endeavours to caution her gently about the proprieties expected in their society, o...

6 Apr 9min

In which the gathering of notable society figures convenes, and amidst their polite discourse on the nature of love and matrimony, a quietly charged encounter unfolds between Anna Karenina and Vronsky...

5 Apr 12min

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch grapples uneasily with the sight of his young wife sitting apart in animated conversation, stirring a restless discomfort within him that conflicts with his principles o...

5 Apr 9min

In which a lively salon gathers beneath the glow of candles and the shimmer of silver, where the fashionable and influential converse in measured tones, weaving between polite praise, gentle satire, a...

5 Apr 11min

In which the tender familiarity of sisterly affection unveils a veil of concealed sorrow, as Dolly gently confronts Kitty’s silent anguish whilst the latter wrestles with a grievous pride and a heart ...

4 Apr 8min