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Works of Leo Tolstoy: War And Peace: First Epilogue

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

Tolstoy, Leo
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
War And Peace: First Epilogue

Chapter One:

Tolstoy, as if unable to let his world go from him, wrote two long
epilogues, giving further analysis of the operations of its principles. He
brings us to the year 1820. He contrasts again and more explicitly the
characters of Napoleon the egoist and Alexander, who receiving all the power
of Europe into his hands after the defeat of Napoleon, renounced it.

Chapter Two:

The destinies of the various characters we touched upon are revealed.
Old Count Rostov dies after Pierre and Natasha marry. Nicholas, hearing the

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