Author(s): Leo Tolstoy; Louise Maude (Translator); Aylmer Maude (Translator)

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The Cossacks A Tale of 1852 by Leo Tolstoy Olenin was a youth who had never completed his university course, never served anywhere (having only a nominal post in some government office or other), who had squandered half his fortune and had reached the age of twenty-four without having done anything or even chosen a career. He was what in Moscow society is termed un jeune homme. But he did find a career - he took a post as a Cadet in the army, and ended up assigned to Transcaucasia. This is the place - here among the Tatars, the Chechens, and the Old Believers - this is the place where Olenin will find love in the arms of a beautiful Cossack girl - a young woman who is promised to a Cossack warrior. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.