Father Sergius (Classic Short Fiction, #1)

by Leo Tolstoy

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Father Sergius is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy in 1890 and first published in 1898. The story begins with the childhood and exceptional and accomplished youth of Prince Stepan Kasatsky. The young man is destined for great things. He discovers on the eve of his wedding that his fiancee Countess Mary Korotkova has had an affair with his beloved Tsar Nicholas I. The blow to his pride is massive, and he retreats to the arms of Russian Orthodoxy and becomes a monk. Many years of humility and doubt follow.
  • ISBN10 1512146862
  • ISBN13 9781512146868
  • Publish Date 11 May 2015 (first published 1 May 1911)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 42
  • Language English