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Resurrection, Book 2

by Leo TOLSTOY (1828 - 1910)

26 - Lydia's Aunt

Resurrection is the last of Tolstoy's major fiction works published in his lifetime. Tolstoy intended the novel as an exposition of injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of institutionalized church. It was first published serially in the magazine Niva as an effort to raise funds for the resettlement of the Dukhobors. The story concerns a nobleman named Nekhlyudov, who seeks redemption for a sin committed years earlier. His brief affair with a maid resulted in her being fired and ending up in prostitution. The book treats his attempts to help her out of her current misery, but also focuses on his personal mental and moral struggle.(Summary from Wikipedia)

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Listen next episodes of Resurrection, Book 2:
27 - The State Church and the People , 28 - The Meaning of Mariette's Attraction , 29 - For Her Sake and for God's , 30 - The Astonishing Institution Called Criminal Law , 31 - Nekhludoff's Sister and Her Husband , 32 - Nekhludoff's Anarchism , 33 - The Aim of the Law , 34 - The Prisoners Start for Siberia , 35 - Not Men but Strange and Terrible Creatures? , 36 - The Tender Mercies of the Lord , 37 - Spilled Like Water on the Ground , 38 - The Convict Train , 39 - Brother and Sister , 40 - The Fundamental Law of Human Life , 41 - Taras's Story , 42 - Le Vrai Grand Monde