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This is the free audiobook edition of war and peace which was first published in 1865 with the final book being released in 1869. War and peace is a book that i put off reading for quite a long time. War and peace is one of the greatest monuments in world literature. Written by leo tolstoy, audiobook narrated by paterson joseph, john hurt, simon russell beale, alun armstrong, lesley manville, stephen campbell moore, roger allam. War and peace is an epic novel by leo tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in russki vestnik, which tells the story of russian society during the napoleonic era. Noted for its mastery of realistic detail and psychological analysis, it follows the metamorphosis of five aristocratic families.
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