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War And Peace: Book 15 - CHAPTER II

THE FEELING of aloofness from all the world, that Natasha experienced at this time, she felt in an even more marked degree with the members of her own family. All her own family, her father and mother and Sonya, were so near her, so everyda ...

War And Peace: Book 15 - CHAPTER X

THE FRENCH ARMY went on melting away at a regularly increasing rate. And the crossing of the Berezina, of which so much has been written, was only one of the intermediate stages of the destruction of the army, and by no means the decisive e ...

War And Peace: Book 14 - CHAPTER X

ON REACHING the hut in the wood, Petya found Denisov in the porch. He was waiting for Petya's return in great uneasiness, anxiety, and vexation with himself for having let him go.“Thank God!” he cried. “Well, thank God!” ...

War And Peace: Book 14 - CHAPTER XII

THE PARTY of prisoners, of whom Pierre was one, was on the 22nd of October not with the troops and transport, in whose company they had left Moscow, though no fresh instructions in regard to them had been given by the French authorities. Ha ...

War And Peace: Book 14 - CHAPTER VI

AFTER TALKING a little while longer with the esaul about the next day's attack, which Denisov seemed to have finally decided upon after seeing how near the French were, he turned his horse's head and rode back.“Now, my boy, we will go ...

War And Peace: Book 13 - CHAPTER XIV

THROUGH THE LANES of Hamovniky, the prisoners marched alone with their escort, a train of carts and waggons, belonging to the soldiers of the escort, following behind them. But as they came out to the provision shops they found themselves i ...