Americans in Conversation with Tolstoy: Selected Accounts, 1887-1923Peter Sekirin McFarland, 17. sep. 2014 - 228 strani Throughout his life, Leo Tolstoy demonstrated a fascination for Americans, a feeling that was avidly reciprocated in the United States. Although Tolstoy was never able to come to America, during his lifetime he was visited at his home in Russia by a number of Americans including writers, journalists, ambassadors, professors and tourists. Many wrote about the conversations they had with the great Russian novelist. This volume gathers together 30 recollections of such conversations, all originally published in periodicals from 1887 through 1923. A brief introduction to each piece introduces the author of the narrative with concise biographical information, and a bibliographical note indicates the time and place of original publication. |
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Count Tolstoy at Home Isabel Hapgood | 34 |
With Count Tolstoy Thomas Stevens | 36 |
A Visit to Tolstoy James Creelman | 51 |
How Count Tolstoy Writes Charles Johnston | 55 |
An Interview with Count Tolstoy Edward Steiner | 59 |
Home Life of Tolstoy John Holmes | 61 |
My Last Memory of Tolstoy Alexandra Nicchia | 112 |
My Last Visit to Tolstoy Aymler Maude | 115 |
Tolstoy in 1906 Louise Maude | 126 |
Tolstoy Prophesies the Fall of America Stephen Bonsul | 132 |
Tolstoy in the Twilight Henry George Jr | 139 |
Tolstoy at Home Kellogg Durland | 145 |
The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy Alexander Kaun | 151 |
Talks with Tolstoy Richard Baeza and Alexander | 163 |
A Visit to Tolstoy John Coleman Kenworthy | 64 |
Russia of Today on Tolstoy Sir Henry Norman | 71 |
Conversations with Ernest Crosby Embodying Personal Impressions of Count Leo Tolstoy Ernest Crosby | 75 |
Walks and Talks with Tolstoy Andrew Dickson White | 84 |
A Recent Interview with Tolstoy Th Bentzon | 100 |
Tolstoy Today Edward Steiner | 106 |
Three Evenings with Count Leo Tolstoy N Everling | 174 |
A Day in Tolstoys Life Stefan Zweig | 193 |
How Tolstoy Died General Lvov | 200 |
What Tolstoy Means to America Virginia Wentz | 210 |
Index | 217 |
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