Lot 187
Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910) Russian novelist and moral philosopher; best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 pp., 8½x5¼", n.p., n.d. Fine; lightly toned. A rare letter in English answering questions put to him by an unnamed person who is disillusioned in his position (possibly a man of the church) and is contemplating a change.
Tolstoy remarks on his correspondent's comments on the expulsion from the temple, and on a translation of the gospels being translated into English. He continues: "The question about your service can not be answered by me…you alone can solve this difficulty….I think that we never ought to change our life only because we find that it would be nicer to lead such or such a life, but only because we can not not to change it. And therefore as I act myself I advise the same to my friends: not to change ones life because one would like to lead another kind of life but only to care with all one's might to keep a clear understanding and conscience, not to hide from one's self the truth, and to preffess it allways…."
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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