 Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy also the author of the famous WAR AND PEACE Novel writes of a land owner, Vasili Andreevich, who takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to another town. He wishes to get to the town 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. The master leaves him on the horse to stubbornly try to find the road. When he returns, he attains a spiritual/moral revelation, and Tolstoy once again repeats one of his famous themes: that the only true happiness in life is found by living for others. Approx. running time: 2 hrs & 15 minutes Read by Brooks Jensen MASTER AND MAN EXCERPT.mp3
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