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by Leo Tolstoy · 1828–1910
"War and Peace" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a literary work published in 1869. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it chronicles the French invasion of Russia through five interlocking narratives following different Russian aristocratic families. The work blends fictional storytelling with philosophical discussions about history, war, and power. Tolstoy himself hesitated to classify it, saying it is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." It remains one of the most praised classics of world literature.
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- Read time
- 2560 min
- Words
- 563,286
- Chapters
- 737
- Paragraphs
- 12,107
- Price
- Free
- Aristocracy (Social class) -- Russia -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction
- Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Fiction
- War stories
The Emperor thanked Prince Andrew and bowed.
El emperador agradeció al príncipe Andrés y se inclinó.
Prince Andrew withdrew and was immediately surrounded by courtiers on all sides.
El príncipe Andrés se retiró y fue inmediatamente rodeado por cortesanos a su alrededor.
Everywhere he saw friendly looks and heard friendly words.
Por todas partes veía miradas amigables y oía palabras amables.
Yesterday’s adjutant reproached him for not having stayed at the palace, and offered him his own house.
El ayudante de campo de ayer le reprochó no haberse quedado en el palacio y le ofreció su propia casa.
The Minister of War came up and congratulated him on the Maria Theresa Order of the third grade, which the Emperor was conferring on him.
El ministro de la Guerra se acercó y le felicitó por la Orden de María Teresa de tercera clase, que el emperador le confería.
The Empress’ chamberlain invited him to see Her Majesty.
El chambelán de la emperatriz lo invitó a ver a Su Majestad.
The archduchess also wished to see him.
La archiduquesa también deseaba verlo.
He did not know whom to answer, and for a few seconds collected his thoughts.
No sabía a quién responder y, durante unos segundos, reunió sus pensamientos.
Then the Russian ambassador took him by the shoulder, led him to the window, and began to talk to him.
Entonces, el embajador ruso lo tomó del hombro, lo llevó a la ventana y comenzó a hablar con él.
Contrary to Bilíbin’s forecast the news he had brought was joyfully received.
Contrariamente a lo que había predicho Bilíbin, las noticias que había traído fueron recibidas con alegría.
A thanksgiving service was arranged, Kutúzov was awarded the Grand Cross of Maria Theresa, and the whole army received rewards.
Se organizó una misa de acción de gracias, Kutúzov fue condecorado con la Gran Cruz de María Teresa y todo el ejército recibió recompensas.
Bolkónski was invited everywhere, and had to spend the whole morning calling on the principal Austrian dignitaries.
Bolkónski fue invitado a todas partes y tuvo que pasar toda la mañana haciendo visitas a los principales dignatarios austriacos.
Between four and five in the afternoon, having made all his calls, he was returning to Bilíbin’s house thinking out a letter to his father about the battle and his visit to Brünn.
Entre las cuatro y las cinco de la tarde, después de haber realizado todas sus visitas, regresaba a la casa de Bilíbin, mientras elaboraba mentalmente una carta para su padre sobre la batalla y su visita a Brünn.
At the door he found a vehicle half full of luggage.
En la puerta encontró un carruaje medio lleno de equipaje.
Franz, Bilíbin’s man, was dragging a portmanteau with some difficulty out of the front door.
Franz, el criado de Bilíbin, sacaba con dificultad una maleta por la puerta principal.
Before returning to Bilíbin’s Prince Andrew had gone to a bookshop to provide himself with some books for the campaign, and had spent some time in the shop.
Antes de regresar a la casa del príncipe Bilíbin, Andrés había ido a una librería para procurarse algunos libros para la campaña, y se había detenido un rato en la tienda.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #2600
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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