Anna Karenina (Annotated‪)‬

Anna Karenina is a classic by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment (Tolstoy's unpopular views of volunteers going to Serbia); therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form in 1878.

Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel, when he came to consider War and Peace to be more than a novel.


This book has been formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  The work is also annotated, with additional information about the book and its author, including an overview, characters, plot introduction, plot, style, themes, historical context, translations, adaptations, biographical and bibliographical information.