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Leo Tolstoy

Russian author best known for the epic novels *War and Peace* and *Anna Karenina*. His works are celebrated as pinnacles of realist fiction and have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. This page provides Leo Tolstoy’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1391What Then Must We Do?POoNB · 1Buy ↗

1852ChildhoodPOoAN · 1Buy ↗

1853The RaidPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1854BoyhoodPOoAN · 2Buy ↗

1855The Sebastopol SketchesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1856Two HussarsPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1856YouthPOoAN · 3Buy ↗

1858AlbertPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1859Family HappinessPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1863The CossacksPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1867War and PeacePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1872God Sees the Truth, but WaitsPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

1872A Prisoner in the CaucasusPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

1877Anna KareninaPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1880A ConfessionPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1883The Gospel in BriefPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1884What I BelievePOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1885What Men Live by and Other TalesPOoLTFB · 1Buy ↗

1886The Power of DarknessPOoSP · 1Buy ↗

1886How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other StoriesPOoLTFB · 2Buy ↗

1886Ivan the FoolPOoLTFB · 3Buy ↗

1886The Death of Ivan IlychPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

1886KholstomerPOoSS · 9Buy ↗

1887On Life and Essays on ReligionPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

1889The Kreutzer SonataPOoSS · 10Buy ↗

1892The First Step: on vegetarianismPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

1893The Kingdom of God Is Within YouPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

1893Walk in the Light While There is LightPOoSS · 11Buy ↗

1895Master and ManPOoSS · 12Buy ↗

1899The ResurrectionPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1904Bethink Yourselves!POoNB · 8Buy ↗

1906A Calendar of WisdomPOoNB · 9Buy ↗

1906Tolstoy on ShakespearePOoNB · 10Buy ↗

1907Twenty-three TalesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1908A Letter to a HinduPOoNB · 11Buy ↗

1909The Law of Love and the Law of ViolencePOoNB · 12Buy ↗

1911The DevilPOoSS · 13Buy ↗

1911Father SergiusPOoSS · 14Buy ↗

1911The Forged CouponPOoSS · 15Buy ↗

1912Hadji MuratPOoSS · 16Buy ↗

1955Polikushka and Two HussarsPOoSS · 17Buy ↗

1972The Slavery of Our TimesPOoNB · 13Buy ↗

1974Guy De MaupassantPOoNB · 14Buy ↗

1975Why Do Men Stupefy Themselves?POoNB · 15Buy ↗

1979Short NovelsPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2000The CandlePOoLTFB · 4Buy ↗

2000Divine and Human and Other StoriesPOoSS · 18Buy ↗

2000A Lost OpportunityPOoSS · 19Buy ↗

2001The Light That Shines in the DarknessPOoSP · 2Buy ↗

2001The GodsonPOoLTFB · 5Buy ↗

2001The Long Exile and Other StoriesPOoSS · 20Buy ↗

2002Christianity and PatriotismPOoNB · 16Buy ↗

2004The Man Who Was Dead and the Cause of It AllPOoSP · 3Buy ↗

2004The DecembristsPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2004The Wisdom of ChildrenPOoLTFB · 6Buy ↗

2005Two Old MenPOoLTFB · 7Buy ↗

2007What Is to Be Done? and LifePOoNB · 17Buy ↗

2008An Old AcquaintancePOoSS · 21Buy ↗

2009Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short StoriesPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2009Church and State and Other EssaysPOoNB · 18Buy ↗

2010Esarhaddon, And Other TalesPOoLTFB · 8Buy ↗

2014The Living CorpsePOoSP · 4Buy ↗

2015The Christian TeachingPOoNB · 19Buy ↗

2015The Four Gospels Harmonized and Translated by Leo TolstoyPOoNB · 20Buy ↗

2015Three Questions / The Emperor's Three QuestionsPOoSS · 22Buy ↗

2016Religion and MoralityPOoNB · 21Buy ↗

2016Diary of a Lunatic/Three DeathsPOoSS · 23Buy ↗

2017Selected Short StoriesPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2017Work, Death, and SicknessPOoSS · 24Buy ↗

2018Where Love is There God is AlsoPOoLTFB · 9Buy ↗

2019The Fruits of EnlightenmentPOoSP · 5Buy ↗

2020The Diaries Of Leo TolstoyPOoNB · 22Buy ↗

2020What is Art?POoNB · 23Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Leo Tolstoy Fables Books9 books · 1885–2018

01What Men Live by and Other Tales1885Buy ↗

02How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories1886Buy ↗

03Ivan the Fool1886Buy ↗

04The Candle2000Buy ↗

05The Godson2001Buy ↗

06The Wisdom of Children2004Buy ↗

07Two Old Men2005Buy ↗

08Esarhaddon, And Other Tales2010Buy ↗

09Where Love is There God is Also2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books23 books · 1391–2020

01What Then Must We Do?1391Buy ↗

02A Confession1880Buy ↗

03The Gospel in Brief1883Buy ↗

04What I Believe1884Buy ↗

05On Life and Essays on Religion1887Buy ↗

06The First Step: on vegetarianism1892Buy ↗

07The Kingdom of God Is Within You1893Buy ↗

08Bethink Yourselves!1904Buy ↗

09A Calendar of Wisdom1906Buy ↗

10Tolstoy on Shakespeare1906Buy ↗

11A Letter to a Hindu1908Buy ↗

12The Law of Love and the Law of Violence1909Buy ↗

13The Slavery of Our Times1972Buy ↗

14Guy De Maupassant1974Buy ↗

15Why Do Men Stupefy Themselves?1975Buy ↗

16Christianity and Patriotism2002Buy ↗

17What Is to Be Done? and Life2007Buy ↗

18Church and State and Other Essays2009Buy ↗

19The Christian Teaching2015Buy ↗

20The Four Gospels Harmonized and Translated by Leo Tolstoy2015Buy ↗

21Religion and Morality2016Buy ↗

22The Diaries Of Leo Tolstoy2020Buy ↗

23What is Art?2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels4 books · 1867–2004

01War and Peace1867Buy ↗

02Anna Karenina1877Buy ↗

03The Resurrection1899Buy ↗

04The Decembrists2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections5 books · 1855–2017

01The Sebastopol Sketches1855Buy ↗

02Twenty-three Tales1907Buy ↗

03Short Novels1979Buy ↗

04Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories2009Buy ↗

05Selected Short Stories2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas24 books · 1853–2017

01The Raid1853Buy ↗

02Two Hussars1856Buy ↗

03Albert1858Buy ↗

04Family Happiness1859Buy ↗

05The Cossacks1863Buy ↗

06God Sees the Truth, but Waits1872Buy ↗

07A Prisoner in the Caucasus1872Buy ↗

08The Death of Ivan Ilych1886Buy ↗

09Kholstomer1886Buy ↗

10The Kreutzer Sonata1889Buy ↗

11Walk in the Light While There is Light1893Buy ↗

12Master and Man1895Buy ↗

13The Devil1911Buy ↗

14Father Sergius1911Buy ↗

15The Forged Coupon1911Buy ↗

16Hadji Murat1912Buy ↗

17Polikushka and Two Hussars1955Buy ↗

18Divine and Human and Other Stories2000Buy ↗

19A Lost Opportunity2000Buy ↗

20The Long Exile and Other Stories2001Buy ↗

21An Old Acquaintance2008Buy ↗

22Three Questions / The Emperor's Three Questions2015Buy ↗

23Diary of a Lunatic/Three Deaths2016Buy ↗

24Work, Death, and Sickness2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Autobiographical Novels3 books · 1852–1856

01Childhood1852Buy ↗

02Boyhood1854Buy ↗

03Youth1856Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays5 books · 1886–2019

01The Power of Darkness1886Buy ↗

02The Light That Shines in the Darkness2001Buy ↗

03The Man Who Was Dead and the Cause of It All2004Buy ↗

04The Living Corpse2014Buy ↗

05The Fruits of Enlightenment2019Buy ↗

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