{"product_id":"the-light-shines-in-darkness-graf-leo-tolstoy-9781835522561","title":"The Light Shines in Darkness: A Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Man Who Was Dead, The Cause of it All, and The Light That Shines in the Darkness are the three plays left by Tolstoy for publication after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Light That Shines in the Darkness -- the last of Tolstoy's plays, was left unfinished. In Russia it is prohibited on account of its allusions to the refusal of military service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet it is in some ways the most interesting of Tolstoy's posthumous works. It is obviously not strictly autobiographical, for Tolstoy was not assassinated as the hero of the piece is, nor was his daughter engaged to be married to a young prince who refused military service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut like some of his other writings, the play is semi-autobiographical. In it, not only has Tolstoy utilised personal experiences, but more than that, he answers the question so often asked: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy, holding his views, did he not free himself from property before he grew old?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graf Leo Tolstoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835522564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835522561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlas Vista Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Graf Leo Tolstoy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873922887935,"sku":"9781835522561","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-light-shines-in-darkness-graf-leo-tolstoy-9781835522561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}