A few short stories about Tolstoy

1. I am only afraid of Tolstoy

Once, in order to visit Tolstoy, Before setting off, Chekhov thought about what kind of trousers he should wear for a whole hour and couldn't decide. He changed one after another, but was not satisfied. When he put on the narrow ones, he thought that Tolstoy would definitely say: "What a shame, this bad writer." But when he put on the wide ones, he suspected that Tolstoy would say again: "Almost catch up with the Black Sea, this scoundrel." ..."

2.

Tolstoy and a Coin

Although Tolstoy is very famous and comes from a noble family, he likes to interact with common people. Stay together, make friends with them, and never act like a great writer.

Once, when he was traveling long distance, he passed by a small train station. He wanted to walk around the station, so he came to the platform. At this time, a passenger train was about to start, and the whistle had already sounded. Tolstoy was walking slowly on the platform. Suddenly, a lady shouted to him from the train window: "Old man! Old man! Go to the waiting room and get my handbag for me. I "I forgot to mention it."

It turned out that this lady saw Tolstoy in simple clothes and a lot of dust, so she regarded him as a porter at the station.

Tolstoy hurriedly ran into the waiting room to get the bag and handed it to the lady.

The lady said gratefully: "Thank you!" She handed Tolstoy a coin, "This is for you."

Tolstoy took it The coin was looked at and put into the pocket.

It happened that a traveler beside the lady recognized this dusty "porter" and shouted to the lady loudly: "Madam, do you know who you are giving the reward to? He is Lev. Tolstoy!"

Ah! Oh my God!" the lady exclaimed, "What am I doing!" She explained eagerly to Tolstoy: "Tolstoy Mr. Tai! Mr. Tolstoy! For God's sake, please don't worry about it! Please return the coin to me. Why should I tip you? I'm so sorry! What did I do? "

"Madam, why are you so excited?" Tolstoy said calmly, "You didn't do anything bad! I earned this coin and I have to accept it. "

The whistle blew again, and the train started slowly, taking away the frightened lady.

Tolstoy smiled, watched the train go away, and continued his journey

3.

Tolstoy loved reading and writing

Leo Tolstoy loved reading and writing since he was a child. Their family had the habit of writing notebooks. Tolstoy took the initiative to take on this task when he was 7 years old, leaving his childish but correct handwriting on the notebook. He also followed his brother's example and made up his own. He bought a handwritten magazine called "Children's Entertainment" and wrote 7 stories about birds in it.

He kept writing and memorizing, incorporating his own feelings. When he ran out of words, he often went to the rich library at home, forgetting to eat and sleep, and the books became his spiritual paradise. p>

Extended information:

Tolstoy was born into a noble family. He entered Kazan University in 1844 and dropped out of school in 1847 to return to his hometown to try to reform serfdom in his own territory.

Served in the Caucasian army from 1851 to 1854 and began writing.

Participated in the Crimean War from 1854 to 1855.

Entered Petersburg in November 1855. Literary world.

Tolstoy went abroad in 1857 and saw the many contradictions in capitalist society, but could not find a way to eliminate social evils, so he had to call on people to live according to "eternal religious truths"

In 1860-1861, Tolstoy went abroad again to investigate European education, met Herzen, listened to Dickens' speeches, and met with Proudhon.

1863-1869 Tolstoy. Tai authored the full-length historical novel War and Peace.

From 1873 to 1877, he revised it 12 times and completed his second landmark masterpiece "Anna Karenina".

In the late 1970s, Tolstoy's worldview changed dramatically and he wrote "Confessions" (1879-1882).

Created in the 1980s: plays "The Force of Darkness" (1886), "The Fruits of Education" (1891), novella "The Devil" (1889), "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" 1886 ), "Kreutzer Sonata" (1891).

"Haze Murat" (1886-1904); the short story "After the Ball" (1903), especially the novel "Resurrection" written from 1889 to 1899, is his long-term ideological and artistic development. Summary of exploration.

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