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First English language edition of one of Tolstoy's most beloved works. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. Bound in brown cloth. Title gilt on the front cover and the spine with a small Russian coat of arms gilt on the front cover. Endpapers have a green floral pattern. 773 Pages. Wear to the top and bottom of the spine. Pencil marks on the front pastedown. Front hinge somewhat weakened.

Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Many authors consider Anna Karenina the greatest work of literature ever written, and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. It deals with themes of betrayal, faith, family, marriage, Imperial Russian society, desire, and rural vs. city life. The complex novel unfolds against the backdrop of 19th-century Russian high society and tells the tragic story of a married aristocrat and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The novel explores a diverse range of topics throughout its pages and profoundly influences the genres of realist and romantic fiction.