How Much Land Does A Man Need? - Leo Tolstoy

Although he feared death, he could not stop. If I stopped now, after coming all this way - well, they'd call me an idiot! n n A pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers.

n n The story of a greedy peasant named Pakhom. Although Pakhom enjoys health and family happiness, he feels dissatisfied when he learns of the grand fortunes of his relatives. He decides to go on a quest for more land, only to find that with each new acquisition new problems develop...

How Much Land Does A Man Need? gives a delightful insight into old Russian values n n Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries.

They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. n