Leo Tolstoy
on September 9, 1828, Leo Tolstoy was born in Tula Province, Russia. In the
1860s, he wrote his first great novel, War and Peace. In 1873, Tolstoy
set to work on the second of his best known novels, Anna Karenina. He
continued to write fiction throughout the 1880s and 1890s. One of his most
successful later works was The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Tolstoy died on
November 20, 1910 in Astapovo, Russia.
1860s, he wrote his first great novel, War and Peace. In 1873, Tolstoy
set to work on the second of his best known novels, Anna Karenina. He
continued to write fiction throughout the 1880s and 1890s. One of his most
successful later works was The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Tolstoy died on
November 20, 1910 in Astapovo, Russia.