How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy CMCC Literary Ladder Rung 1 and her grandmothers taught her

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How Much Land Does a Man Need? and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy CMCC Literary Ladder Rung 1 and her grandmothers taught herIn this collection, "How Much Land Does a Man Need? And Other Stories," Russian born Leo Tolstoy (1828 1910) demonstrates his varied subject matter and style in his shorter fiction. In the title piece, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," Tolstoy explores this very question through the story of a peasant with an increasing appetite for land. In "What Men Live By," the humble shoemaker Simon sets out to collect money to pay for new coats for the family.