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Anna Karenina
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Anna Karenina Analog audio cassette - 1999

by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy; Ed Thomason; Read by Dramatization


About this book

Anna Karenina is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877. The story is set in 19th-century Russia and follows the life of Anna Karenina, a married woman who embarks on an affair with the wealthy Count Vronsky. As their affair becomes more passionate, Anna must grapple with the societal norms and expectations of her time, which view infidelity as a serious transgression. The novel explores themes of love, desire, societal expectations, and the consequences of our actions. It is considered one of the greatest works of literature and a masterpiece of realist fiction.

The long novel was first serialized in the Russian periodical Ruskii Vestnik from 1873 to 1877, and first appeared in book form in 1878.

Summary

The award-winning new translation of the great Russian novel.

First Edition Identification

The first edition of Anna Karenina was published in Russian in 1878. It was published in three volumes, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles, raised bands by T. Ris in Moscow. Anna Karenina’s first editions in Russian are rare.

The first English translation of Anna Karenina was published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. (1886). Binded in blue cloth, floral endpapers. It was translated by Nathan Haskell Dole and it included ads in both the front and the back of the book.

Details

  • Title Anna Karenina
  • Author Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy; Ed Thomason; Read by Dramatization
  • Binding Analog Audio Cassette
  • Volumes 4
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Audio Publishing Group, Des Plaines, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date February 2, 1999
  • Abridged Yes
  • ISBN 9780553525595 / 055352559X
  • Weight 0.23 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.02 x 4.41 x 0.82 in (17.83 x 11.20 x 2.08 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Love stories, Audiobooks
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC