Twenty-three Tales is a masterful collection of children's tales, fairy tales, and short stories from one of the world's greatest and most influential writers. The collection includes: . "God Sees the Truth, but Waits" . "A Prisoner in the Caucasus" . "The Bear-Hunt" . "What Men Live By" . "A Spark Neglected Burns the House" . "Two Old Men" . "Where Love Is, God Is" . "The Story of Ivan the Fool" . "Evil Allures, But Good Endures" . "Little Girls Wiser Than Men" . "Ilys" . "The Three Hermits" . "The Imp and The Crust" . "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" . "A Grain As Big As A Hen's Egg" . "The Godson" . "The Repentant Sinner" . "The Empty Drum" . "The Coffee-house of Surat" . "Too Dear!" . "Esarhaddon, King of Assyria" . "Work, Death and Sickness, A Legend" . "Three Questions" Russian writer COUNT LEV ("LEO") NIKOLAYEVICH TOLSTOY (1828-1910) is best known for his novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877).

"Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace" branded Tolstoy as one of the greatest writers in modern history. Few, however, have read his wonderful short stories. Now, in one collection, are the 20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy, which give a snapshot of Russia and its people in the late nineteenth century. A fine introduction is given by Andrew Barger. Annotations are included of difficult Russian terms. There is also a Tolstoy biography at the start of the book with photos of Tolstoy's relatives. The stories include: A Candle, After the Dance, Albert, Alyosha the Pot, An Old Acquaintance, Does a Man Need Much Land?, If You Neglect the Fire You Don't Put It Out, Khodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of Nicholas II, Lucerne, Memoirs of a Lunatic, My Dream, Recollections of a Scorer, The Empty Drum, The Long Exile, The Posthumous Papers of the Hermit Fedor Kusmich, The Young Tsar, There Are No Guilty People, Three Deaths, Two Old Men, and What Men Live By. Read the 20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy Today!

"Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales" is a collection of religious tales and parables by the famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy, regarded by many as one of the world's greatest authors. In addition to his most well-known novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," which are regarded as the epitomes of realist fiction, Tolstoy was also a prolific writer of short stories and non-fiction. In the middle of his life, the author underwent a profound religious and spiritual awakening and become a deeply devout Christian. Contained in this collection is the inspirational "Walk in the Light While Ye Have Light", written in 1893. It is the story of Pamphylius, set in the ancient Roman Empire, and his conversion from paganism to Christianity, which is presented as a series of arguments in favor of Tolstoy's faith. Also included are such classics as "God Sees the Truth, but Waits", "The Bear-Hunt", "What Men Live By", "Little Girls Wiser Than Men", and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", and many more. This representative collection of short stories exhibits why Leo Tolstoy is considered one of the world's most renowned authors. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

The text of the familiar psalm comparing God to a loving shepherd accompanies illustrations which shows the world of love and fear faced by an urban African-American family.