1929 The Letters of Tolstoy and His Cousin, Countess Alexandra Tolstoy (1857 - 1903)

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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

As written in on the blurb, "This correspondence, written during nearly half a century, reflects Tolstoy's inner life like a looking-glass. His cousin and confidante, Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, lady-in-waiting at the Russian Court, in charge of the education of the Duchess Mary of Edinburgh, was famous for her fine and cultivated intellect. The great novelist trusted her with his inmost secrets, and in his later days he gave the following characteristic account of their deep and lasting friendship: "As in a dark corridor you may see a light gleaming through a chink under a door, even so, looking back upon my long dark life, the memory of Alexandra comes to me like a luminous gleam." Translated by Leo Islavin.