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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy · translated by Benj. R. Tucker

The titular story, "The Kreutzer Sonata," presents a dialogue that dives deep into themes of love, marriage, and morality, primarily through the experiences and musings of the character Posdnicheff, who reveals his tumultuous relationship with his wife.

"The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories" by Leo Tolstoy is a collection of narratives. The titular story, "The Kreutzer Sonata," presents a dialogue that dives deep into themes of love, marriage, and morality, primarily through the experiences and musings of the character Posdnicheff, who reveals his tumultuous relationship with his wife.

This edition is the English translation by Benj. R. Tucker.

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Travellers left and entered our car at every stopping of the train. Three persons, however, remained, bound, like myself, for the farthest station: a lady neither young nor pretty, smoking cigarettes, with a thin face, a cap on her head, and wearing a semi-masculine outer garment; then her companion, a very loquacious gentleman of about forty years, with baggage entirely new and arranged in an orderly manner; then a gentleman who held himself entirely aloof, short in stature, very nervous, of uncertain age, with bright eyes, not pronounced in color, but extremely attractive,—eyes that darted with rapidity from one object to another.

This gentleman, during almost all the journey thus far, had entered into conversation with no fellow-traveller, as if he carefully avoided all acquaintance. When spoken to, he answered curtly and decisively, and began to look out of the car window obstinately.

Contents

  1. 01Translator’s Preface.
  2. 02The Kreutzer Sonata.
  3. 03Chapter I.
  4. 04Chapter II.
  5. 05Chapter III.
  6. 06Chapter IV.
  7. 07Chapter V.
  8. 08Chapter VI.
  9. 09Chapter VII.
  10. 10Chapter VIII.
  11. 11Chapter IX.
  12. 12Chapter X.
  13. 13Chapter XI.
  14. 14Chapter XII.
  15. 15Chapter XIII.
  16. 16Chapter XIV.
  17. 17Chapter XV.
  18. 18Chapter XVI.
  19. 19Chapter XVII.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII.
  21. 21Chapter XIX.
  22. 22Chapter XX.
  23. 23Chapter XXI.
  24. 24Chapter XXII.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV.
  27. 27Chapter XXV.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII.
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII.
  31. 31The End.
  32. 32Lesson of “the Kreutzer Sonata.”
  33. 33Ivan the Fool.
  34. 34Chapter I.
  35. 35Chapter II.
  36. 36Chapter III.
  37. 37Chapter IV.
  38. 38Chapter V.
  39. 39Chapter VI.
  40. 40Chapter VII.
  41. 41Chapter VIII.
  42. 42Chapter IX.
  43. 43Chapter X.
  44. 44Chapter XI.
  45. 45Chapter XII.
  46. 46A Lost Opportunity.
  47. 47“Polikushka;” or,The Lot of a Wicked Court Servant.
  48. 48Chapter I.
  49. 49Chapter II.
  50. 50Chapter III.
  51. 51Chapter IV.
  52. 52Chapter V.
  53. 53Chapter VI.
  54. 54The Candle.

About this edition

Author
Leo Tolstoy
Translator
Benj. R. Tucker
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
215 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers