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    Ilyás

    By Leo Tolstoy

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    "Ilyás" is a short story by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. In this tale contrasting opulence with happiness, Tolstoy shows readers once again how dedicated he is to the Christian religion and how strongly he believes in it. The story is set up so, at the end, we are taught the moral that it is better to be happy than rich, as evidenced by Ilyas’s contentedness as a servant and his displeasure as the wealthiest man in the area...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOtbebookpublishing
    Release dateDec 27, 2015
    ISBN9783956762185
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    Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is the author of War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Family Happiness, and other classics of Russian literature.

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      Good and super. This very helpful to students and all