Leo Tolstoy books in order
Russian author
- Lived
- 1828–1910
- Country
- Russia
- Books
- 54
- Also writes as
- Л. Н., Л. Н. Т.
Leo Tolstoy published 24 novels, 12 novellas, 6 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books, 5 plays and 2 other books, beginning with The Cossacks (1863). The best-known is Anna Karenina (1877).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Leo Tolstoy
Standalone novels in order
The School at Yasnaya Polyana (1862)
The Cossacks (Jan 1863)
War and Peace (1869)
Anna Karenina (1877)
What Is My Faith (1884)
What I Believe (1885)
What Is to Be Done? (1886)
Katia (1887)
My Confession (1887)
Sebastopol (1887)
What to Do? (1887)
Sevastopol (1888)
The Long Exile (1889)
Ivan the Fool (1891)
One Of Those Coincidences And Ten Other Stories (1899)
Resurrection (1899)
More Tales from Tolstoi (1902)
Essays and Letters (1903)
What Shall We Do Then? (1904)
Singing In The Village (1910)
Hadji Murad (1912)
Hadji Murat (1912)
The Pathway of Life (1919)
Novellas in order
Childhood (1852)
Boyhood (1854)
Youth (1857)
Family Happiness (1859)
A Confession (1882)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886)
Ivan Ilyitch (1887)
The Kreutzer Sonata (1889)
The Gospel in Brief (1892)
Master and Man (1895)
Father Sergius (1911)
The Devil (1911)
Short story collections in order
Sebastopol Sketches (1855)
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth (1886)
The Death of Ivan Ilyitch, and Other Stories (1902)
Twenty-three Tales (1906)
The Forged Coupon (1910)
Best Russian Short Stories (1917)
Non-fiction in order
My Religion (1885)
The Kingdom of God Is Within You (1899)
The Slavery of Our Times (1900)
Path of Life (1910)
The Lion and the Honeycomb (1910)
Plays in order
The Power of Darkness (1887)
The Fruits of Enlightenment (1890)
The Light Shines in the Darkness (1890)
The Living Corpse (1900)
Plays (1904)
Other books in order
Guerra Y Paz (1896)
What Men Live by (1954)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Cossacks (1928)Film · from The Cossacks
- War and Peace (1956)Film · from War and Peace
- War and Peace (1965)TV · from War and Peace
- War and Peace (2007)TV · from War and Peace
- War and Peace (2016)TV · from War and Peace
- Anna Karenina (1935)Film · from Anna Karenina
- Anna Karenina (1948)Film · from Anna Karenina
- Anna Karenina (1997)Film · from Anna Karenina
- Anna Karenina (2012)Film · from Anna Karenina
- Ikiru (1952)Film · from The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- A Simple Death (1985)Film · from The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- Ivans Xtc (2000)Film · from The Death of Ivan Ilyich
- The Kreutzer Sonata (1987)Film · from The Kreutzer Sonata
- Resurrection (1909)Film · from Resurrection
- Resurrection (1927)Film · from Resurrection
- Resurrection (1960)Film · from Resurrection
- Resurrection (2001)TV · from Resurrection
Free to read
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"The Kingdom of God Is Within You"
The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume—1895-1899)
Tolstoy on Shakespeare
A Letter to a Hindu
What Shall We Do?
The Awakening
The Invaders, and Other Stories
What to Do? Thoughts Evoked by the Census of Moscow
Fruits of Culture
Where Love is There God is Also
The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies
A Russian Proprietor, and Other Stories
Tolstoi for the young
About Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Leo Tolstoy FAQ
- How many books has Leo Tolstoy written?
- Leo Tolstoy published 24 novels, 12 novellas, 6 short story collections, 5 non-fiction books, 5 plays and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Leo Tolstoy's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Anna Karenina.
- What is Leo Tolstoy's last book?
- Hadji Murat (1912).
- What is Leo Tolstoy's most famous book?
- Anna Karenina (1877) is Leo Tolstoy's most widely read book.
- Does Leo Tolstoy write under a pen name?
- Yes: Leo Tolstoy has also published as Л. Н. and Л. Н. Т..
- Which Leo Tolstoy books have been adapted?
- 6 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Cossacks (film, 1928), War and Peace (film, 1956), Anna Karenina (film, 1935) and The Death of Ivan Ilyich (as Ikiru, film, 1952).
- Can I read Leo Tolstoy's books for free?
- Yes. 36 books by Leo Tolstoy are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.