Yasnaya Polyana School

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

Yasnaya Polyana School
Leo Tolstoy, russian writer, master of realistic fiction and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelist (1828-1910)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- GENERAL SKETCH OF THE SCHOOL
-03- THE OPENING OF SCHOOL
-04- THE APPEARANCE OF THE ROOM
-05- THE CLASSES
-06- THE FREE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL
-07- A SCHOOL BOY FIGHT
-08- DISCIPLINE
-09- THE THIEF
-10- MARKS
-11- AFTERNOON SESSION
-12- THE END OF THE HOUR
-13- THE EVENING SESSION
-14- A WALK THROUGH THE WOODS
-15- UTILITY AND BEAUTY
-16- PROSHCHAI AND PROSCHAITE
-17- OBJECTIONS ANSWERED
-18- THE QUALITY OF THE SCHOLARS
-19- HOW PARENTS REGARD THE SCHOOL
-20- MECHANICAL READING
-21- EXPERIMENTS
-22- GRADED READING
-23- THE POSSIBLE CAUSE AND POSSIBLE HELP
-24- HOW THE PUPILS LEARNED TO WRITE
-25- SELF-IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING
-26- THE TEACHING OF GRAMMAR
-27- THE WRITING OF COMPOSITIONS
-28- SPECIMENS OF COMPOSITIONS
-29- RECITATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS
-30- THE SPIRIT OF THE SCHOOL
-31- BIBLE STORIES
-32- THE BIBLE FOR CHILDREN
-33- RUSSIAN HISTORY
-34- A FIRST LESSON IN HISTORY
-35- AN EXPERIMENT IN RUSSIAN HISTORY
-36- GEOGRAPHY
-37- THE ARTS
-38- DRAWING
-39- SINGING

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148138600
Publisher:	The Perfect Library
Publication date:	02/17/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	982 KB

About the Author

A Russian author of novels, short stories, plays, and philosophical essays, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into an aristocratic family and is best known for the epic books War and Peace and Anna Karenina, regarded as two of the greatest works of Russian literature. After serving in the Crimean War, Tolstoy retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world-wide fame.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47