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Master and Man

Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Sovereign

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Summary

A land owner named Vasili takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to the house of the owner of a forest. He is impatient and wishes to get to the town more quickly for business. They find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master in his avarice wishes to press on. They eventually get lost off the road and they try to camp. The master's peasant soon finds himself about to die from hypothermia. Will Vasili stay to save Nikita?
Available since: 09/15/2014.

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