How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories

In this collection, &quote;How Much Land Does a Man Need? And Other Stories,&quote; Russian born Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) demonstrates his varied subject matter and style in his shorter fiction. In the title piece, &quote;How Much Land Does a Man Need?,&quote; Tolstoy explores this very question through the story of a peasant with an increasing appetite for land. In &quote;What Men Live By,&quote; the humble shoemaker Simon sets out to collect money to pay for new coats for the family. &quote;A Spark Neglected Burns the House&quote; is a parable examining the process of reconciliation. Also included are &quote;Two Hussars,&quote; &quote;Where Love is,&quote; &quote;God Is,&quote; &quote;Two Old Men,&quote; and &quote;A Prisoner in the Caucasus,&quote; some of Tolstoy's finest early work. Though Tolstoy is widely known for &quote;War and Peace&quote; and &quote;Anna Karenina,&quote; considered two of the greatest novels in world literature, his short stories remain valuable classics in their own regards.