"All's fair in love and war" said Francis Edward Smedley. ... "Tolstoy passionately loved life." ... Life for Tolstoy included family happiness, spiritual harmony, love, nature, hunting. ... "In the garden a tree crackled, then all was still again. ... Natasha fell in love with a man at a time when she was engaged to another. ...

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• Grade Level: High School