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The Journal of Leo Tolstoi - Volume 1

graf Leo Tolstoy

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. . .At home, during this time, I lived through much difficulty. Lord, Father, release me from my base body. Cleanse me and do not let your spirit perish in me and become overgrown. I prayed twice beseechingly; once that He let me be His tool; and second that He save me from my animal “self.”

During this time I progressed on the Declaration of Faith. It is far from what has to be said and from what I want to say. It is entirely inaccessible to the plain man and the child, but, nevertheless I have said all that I know coherently and logically.

In this time also I wrote the preface to the reading of the Gospels[111] and annotated the Gospels. Had visitors. Englishmen, Americans—no one of importance.

I will write out all that I jotted down:

1) Yesterday I walked through a twice[62] ploughed, black-earth fallow field. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but black earth—not one green blade of grass, and t. . . Read More

Community Reviews

If you like reading Tolstoy, I recommend looking into his journals. He reveals so much of himself in his characters.