Published between 1865 and 1869, War and Peace is Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. Following five aristocratic families through the French invasion of 1812 and its aftermath, the novel moves between intimate domestic scenes and vast, chaotic battle panoramas, exploring history, fate, love, faith, and the relationship between great events and ordinary lives on an unmatched scale.
Widely considered one of the greatest novels ever written, War and Peace rewards every reader who commits to its immensity with characters and scenes of extraordinary vividness. Download this free English-translation EPUB from Better Gutenberg and take on one of literature’s great monuments.