Tolstoy’s eldest daughter, Tatyana Lvovna, a girl of exceptional talent,
in particular works very hard. In addition to copying much of her
father’s manuscript, she conducts his vast correspondence, consisting of
an almost incredible number of letters received in all languages from
every part of the globe.
[Sidenote: =Leo Tolstoy, from a portrait painted in 1884=
_see page_ 33]
[Sidenote: =Illustrations by H. R. Millar to “What Men Live By”--=
_see page_ 25]
This is probably the most striking of all the portraits of Count
Tolstoy, representing him when at the height of his popularity and
power. In 1884 he was at work on the Popular Tales and Sketches which
sold by millions throughout Russia, and from which we reproduce two or
three illustrations--viz., one by H. R. Millar from the English edition
of “What Men Live By,” written in 1881; another by the same artist from
the English edition of “Where Love is there God is also,” and a third
showing the cover of this tract, which was written in 1885, and issued
in rough pamphlet form at the price of a few farthings.
[Sidenote: =--and to “Where Love is there God is also”=
_see page_ 15]
[Sidenote: =Cover of “Where Love is there God is also”=
_see page_ 20]
[Sidenote: =Pasternak’s illustrations to “Resurrection”=
_see pages_ 19, 29 and 34]
During the last twenty years Tolstoy has written the following
books:--“My Confession,” “A Criticism of Dogmatic Theology,” which has
never been translated, “The Four Gospels, Harmonized and Translated,”
“What I Believe,” “The Gospel in Brief,” “What to Do,” “On Life” (also
called “Life”), “The Kreutzer Sonata,” “The Kingdom of God is Within
You,” “The Christian Teaching,” “What is Art?” which in Tolstoy’s own
opinion is the best constructed of his books, “Resurrection,” his last
novel, begun about 1894, and then laid aside in favour of what seemed
more important work to be completely rewritten and published in 1899 for
the benefit of the Doukhabors, and latterly “What is Religion and what
is Its Essence,” published in February 1902. The illustrations
reproduced from “Resurrection” on pages 19, 29, and 34 are from the
remarkable drawings by Pasternak. Concerning these pictures there is an
interesting note in the preface of the French edition of the novel from
which it may be gathered that the drawings tallied very closely with
Tolstoy’s own conception of the appearance of his characters. It was the
artist’s usual custom to submit each design on its completion to the
eminent novelist for his opinion. Invariably Tolstoy showed his approval
of the clever realisation of his ideas. But when it came to the sketch
of Prince Nekhludov, Tolstoy went so far as to enquire of M. Pasternak
whether he was acquainted with the person who had served him as a model.
At this the artist showed extreme surprise--he had not even been aware
that the character was copied from an original.
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