Title My life / Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya ; translated from the Russian by John Woodsworth & Arkadi Klioutchanski ; edited and with an introduction by Andrew Donskov

Published Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, 2010 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2011)

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Description 1 online resource (lix, 1125 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), portraits, genealogical tables, color map, digital file Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map of European Russia & Ukraine (Early 20th Century) -- Selected Genealogy -- From the Editor -- Editor's Introduction -- Part I: 1840s to 1862 -- Part II: 1862 to 1875 -- Part III: 1876 to 1883 -- Illustrations: Section I -- Part IV: 1884 to 1888 -- Part V: 1889 to 1891 -- Part VI: 1892 to 1895 -- Illustrations: Section II -- Part VII: 1896 to 1899 -- Part VIII: 1900 to 1901 -- Poetry Appendix -- Bibliography -- Chapter Outline -- Index of Titles of L.N. Tolstoy's Works Summary "One hundred years after his death in 1910. Lev Nikolaevich Leo Tolstoy continues to be regarded as one of the world's greatest writers. Historically, little attention has been paid to his wife, Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya. Acting in the capacity of literary assistant, translator, transcriber and editor, she played an important role in the development of her husband's career. Her memoirs which she entitled My Life - lay dormant for almost a century. Now the book's first-time-ever appearance in Russia is complemented by an unabridged and annotated English translation." "Tolstaya paints an intimate and honest portrait of her husband's character, setting forth new details about his life to which she alone was privy. She describes her extensive correspondence with many prominent figures in Russian and Western society, making My Life a unique account of late-19th- and early-20th-century Russia, with its cast of characters ranging from peasants to the Tsar himself. Her engaging narrative reveals not only her significant contributions to her husband's work but also her considerable talent as an author in her own right."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 1045-1056) and indexes Notes Translated from the Russian Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject 880-02 Tolstai︠a︡, S. A. (Sofʹi︠a︡ Andreevna), 1844-1919. SUBJECT 880-02/(N Толстая, С. А. (Софья Андреевна), 1844-1919 Subject 880-03 Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 SUBJECT 880-03/(N Толстой, Лев, граф, 1828-1910 Tolstai︠a︡, S. A. (Sofʹi︠a︡ Andreevna), 1844-1919 fast Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 fast Subject Authors' spouses -- Russia -- Biography Authors, Russian -- 19th century -- Biography Publishers and publishing -- Russia -- Biography Novelists, Russian -- 19th century -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women. Authors, Russian Authors' spouses Novelists, Russian Publishers and publishing Russia Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Biographies Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Donskov, Andrew, 1939- Woodsworth, John, 1944- Klioutchanski, Arkadi, 1965- LC no. cn2009907042 ISBN 9780776619224 0776619225 9780776619217 0776619217

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