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Works of Leo Tolstoy: War And Peace: Book Fifteen

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Tolstoy, Leo

Tolstoy, Leo
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
War And Peace: Book Fifteen

Chapter One:

After the death of Andrew, both Natasha and Mary are grief stricken. "But
pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy." The cares
of life intrude upon their silent sorrow and draw them out. Mary, now without
father or brother, has greater demands put upon her and is the first to
recover from her wound. Natasha continues to brood, alone in her room. It is
in the depths of her grief that the news of Petya's death arrives. This brings
her out of her depression. She must "take part in life." The ...

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