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War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Louise and Aylmer Maude (1922)

Leo Tolstoy's vast novel of Russian aristocratic life during the Napoleonic era, serialized in 1865–1867 and published in book form in 1869. It interweaves the private lives of five families with the public history of Russia's resistance to Napoleon's 1812 invasion, and closes with long philosophical meditations on history and human agency. It is widely considered one of the greatest novels ever written and the definitive treatment of war, peace, and historical causation in the novel form.

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Contents

1. Chapter I
2. Chapter II
3. Chapter III
4. Chapter IV
5. Chapter V
6. Chapter VI
7. Chapter VII
8. Chapter VIII
9. Chapter IX
10. Chapter X
11. Chapter XI
12. Chapter XII
13. Chapter XIII
14. Chapter XIV
15. Chapter XV
16. Chapter XVI
17. Chapter XVII
18. Chapter XVIII
19. Chapter XIX
20. Chapter XX
21. Chapter XXI
22. Chapter XXII
23. Chapter XXIII
24. Chapter XXIV
25. Chapter XXV
26. Chapter XXVI
27. Chapter XXVII
28. Chapter XXVIII
29. Book Two
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
30. Book Three
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
31. Book Four
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
32. Book Five
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
    22. Chapter XXII
33. Book Six
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
    22. Chapter XXII
    23. Chapter XXIII
    24. Chapter XXIV
    25. Chapter XXV
    26. Chapter XXVI
34. Book Seven
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
35. Book Eight
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
    22. Chapter XXII
36. Book Nine
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
    22. Chapter XXII
    23. Chapter XXIII
37. Book Ten
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
    22. Chapter XXII
    23. Chapter XXIII
    24. Chapter XXIV
    25. Chapter XXV
    26. Chapter XXVI
    27. Chapter XXVII
    28. Chapter XXVIII
    29. Chapter XXIX
    30. Chapter XXX
    31. Chapter XXXI
    32. Chapter XXXII
    33. Chapter XXXIII
    34. Chapter XXXIV
    35. Chapter XXXV
    36. Chapter XXXVI
    37. Chapter XXXVII
    38. Chapter XXXVIII
    39. Chapter XXXIX
38. Book Eleven
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
    21. Chapter XXI
    22. Chapter XXII
    23. Chapter XXIII
    24. Chapter XXIV
    25. Chapter XXV
    26. Chapter XXVI
    27. Chapter XXVII
    28. Chapter XXVIII
    29. Chapter XXIX
    30. Chapter XXX
    31. Chapter XXXI
    32. Chapter XXXII
    33. Chapter XXXIII
    34. Chapter XXXIV
39. Book Twelve
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
40. Book Thirteen
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
41. Book Fourteen
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
42. Book Fifteen
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
    17. Chapter XVII
    18. Chapter XVIII
    19. Chapter XIX
    20. Chapter XX
43. First Epilogue
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII
    13. Chapter XIII
    14. Chapter XIV
    15. Chapter XV
    16. Chapter XVI
44. Second Epilogue
    1. Chapter I
    2. Chapter II
    3. Chapter III
    4. Chapter IV
    5. Chapter V
    6. Chapter VI
    7. Chapter VII
    8. Chapter VIII
    9. Chapter IX
    10. Chapter X
    11. Chapter XI
    12. Chapter XII