Project Gutenberg 2006-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 1552 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic Maude, Aylmer 1858 1938 Maude, Louise 1855 1939 Maude, Louise Shanks Shanks, Louise Master and Man Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "Master and Man" by Leo Tolstoy is a novella likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex relationship between Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a greedy merchant, and his laborer Nikita, set against the backdrop of a winter journey filled with harsh weather conditions and personal struggles. The narrative explores themes of moral integrity, social class dynamics, and the human connection amid adversity. The opening of the novella introduces us to Vasili, an ambitious merchant preparing to undertake a journey to secure a profitable land deal. He is accompanied by Nikita, his loyal but often undervalued laborer, who has sworn off alcohol for a spell. As they set off into a stormy winter landscape, the contrast between Vasili's materialistic aspirations and Nikita's simplistic yet resilient character begins to unfold. The initial interaction between them hints at the deeper hierarchical and ethical conflicts that will emerge throughout their journey, foreshadowing a struggle that is not just against the elements, but also within their own souls. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Merchants -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English Sacrifice -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 153944 153953 2024-09-01T08:00:55.565710 2023-10-01T07:26:41.488998 text/html text/html 156476 2020-02-24T09:55:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 49298 2020-02-24T09:56:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 97168 2024-09-01T08:00:59.530663 application/epub+zip 99564 2024-09-01T08:00:56.888699 application/epub+zip 99563 2024-09-01T08:00:56.069697 application/epub+zip 199656 2024-09-01T08:01:01.646681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185560 2024-09-01T08:00:59.019684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185626 2022-09-01T09:02:53.957897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128114 128079 2024-09-01T08:00:55.227693 2023-10-01T07:26:41.194983 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 130043 2020-02-24T09:55:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 46643 2020-02-24T09:56:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 127945 2020-02-24T09:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46368 2020-02-24T09:56:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22063 2024-09-01T08:01:01.800646 application/rdf+xml 13213 2024-09-01T08:00:56.429708 image/jpeg 3531 2024-09-01T08:00:56.243676 image/jpeg 98640 2024-09-01T08:00:55.579683 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia