What Was on Leo Tolstoy's Bookshelf?

What Was on Tolstoy's Bookshelf?

By Liza Knapp
Oprah's Book Club | May 31, 2004

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In 1891, a fan wrote Tolstoy asking him to make a list of 100 books that were most important to him. Ever fond of making lists, Tolstoy rose to the challenge. See the list of books Leo Tolstoy read that were meaningful to him during his lifetime and influ

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