Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
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Anna, a wife and mother, has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky resulting in tragedy. Read by Diana Quick.
Married to a man of importance in 19th century St.Petersburg, Anna’s world crumbles when she falls passionately in love with the handsome Count Vronsky, and is forced to choose between her lover and her young son. Her tragedy lies in the cruelty meted out to her in high society by those who had been her friends. A masterpiece of 19th century fiction, Tolstoy’s classic romantic tragedy remains as moving and powerful as ever. Evocative and emotional reading by Diana Quick.
Leo Tolstoy
Celebrated for his realist fiction, Leo Tolstoy’s most famous novels are War and Peace and Anna Karenina. A hugely influential Russian writer and social reformer, Tolstoy also wrote plays and short stories. He lived from 1828-1910.