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My confession; and, The spirit of Christ's teaching. / Translated from the Russian.
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1887 Tolstoy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
- Language:
- English
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910--Religion.
- Tolstoy, Leo.
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
- Faith.
- Christian life.
- Religion.
- Genre:
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Physical Description:
- x, 242 pages ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- Spirit of Christ's teaching
- The spirit of Christ's teaching.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : T. Y. Crowell, [1887]
- Contents:
- My confession and The spirit of Christ's teaching / translated from the Russian. [c1887]
- My religion / translated from the French by Huntington Smith. [c1885]
- Life / authorized translation by Isabel F. Hapgood. [c1888].
- My confession. The spirit of Christ's teaching. Preface
- Introduction
- The son of god
- The kingdom of god
- The true life
- A false life
- I and the father are one
- Life not in time
- Temptations
- The struggle against temptation
- The farewell discourse
- The fictory of the spirit over flesh
- The conclusion: to understand life is to do good.
- Notes:
- Translation of Ispovedʹ.
- Cover title: My confession. Life. My religion.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Inscribed on flyleaf: "R. J. Elliott, 1726 Masland (?) St, Phila, Jan 1889."
- Athenaeum copy: Pasted on flyleaf: "Presented to the Athenaeum by Dr. Clifford B. Farr."
- Athenaeum's copy bears bookplate: "Ex libris Clifford Bailey Farr, M.D."
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on flyleaf: "Received Jan 10 1963."
- OCLC:
- 749205
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