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The Power of Darkness - cover

The Power of Darkness

Leo Tolstoy

Translator Aylmer Maude, Louise Maude

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

Leo graf Tolstoy's "The Power of Darkness" is an 1886 drama that takes place in five acts. Originally forbidden in Tolstoy's home, Russia, this book follows Nikita and Marinka in their tumultuous love story that is marred by abandonment, guilt, and hardships that will make readers ache while still making them hope for true love to prevail.
Available since: 11/21/2019.
Print length: 768 pages.

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