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War and Peace

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War and Peace

By: Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Briggs, Orlando Figes
Narrated by: Chloe Pirrie, Sam Woolf, Michael Fox, Olivia Darnley, Terence Wilton
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Chloe Pirrie, Sam Woolf, Michael Fox, Olivia Darnley and Terence Wilton.

At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon himself.

In War and Peace (1868-69), Tolstoy entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and fate - with unforgettable scenes of 19th-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeur.

©2005 Anthony Briggs (translation) (P)2020 Penguin Audio Classics Historical Fiction Thought-Provoking

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As the title says, great until the narrator changed, not sure why anyone would think that was a good idea.

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I’m a little stunned….

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