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Resurrection

by Leo Tolstoy

First published
1899
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"Resurrection" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a novel published in 1899. A nobleman serving on a jury recognizes the prostitute on trial as a young woman he seduced and abandoned years earlier. Confronted by his past crime, he embarks on a journey of moral awakening, following her into Siberian exile while witnessing the brutal injustices hidden beneath Russia's aristocratic surface. Tolstoy's final major work challenges institutionalized hypocrisy and explores one man's desperate quest for redemption.

  • Atonement
  • Russia
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • Prostitutes
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Change

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1938. Resurrection on Wikipedia.

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