Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Translated by Constance Garnett
Classic Books Press
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy · Translated by Constance Garnett
English · 1878 · Fiction
Tolstoy's novel of marriage, passion, and society in imperial Russia, read for its psychological depth and its broad picture of aristocratic and rural life.
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Part I Chapter I Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its… Chapter II Stepan Arkadyevitch was a truthful man in his relations with himself.… Chapter III When he was dressed, Stepan Arkadyevitch sprinkled some scent on… Chapter IV Darya Alexandrovna, in a dressing jacket, and with her now scanty… Chapter V Stepan Arkadyevitch had learned easily at school, thanks to his… Chapter VI When Oblonsky asked Levin what had brought him to town, Levin… Chapter VII On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the… Chapter VIII When the professor had gone, Sergey Ivanovitch turned to his brother. Chapter IX At four o’clock, conscious of his throbbing heart, Levin stepped out… Chapter X When Levin went into the restaurant with Oblonsky, he could not help… Chapter XI Levin emptied his glass, and they were silent for a while. Chapter XII The young Princess Kitty Shtcherbatskaya was eighteen. It was the… Chapter XIII After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was… Chapter XIV But at that very moment the princess came in. There was a look of… Chapter XV At the end of the evening Kitty told her mother of her conversation… Chapter XVI Vronsky had never had a real home life. His mother had been in her… Chapter XVII Next day at eleven o’clock in the morning Vronsky drove to the… Chapter XVIII Vronsky followed the guard to the carriage, and at the door of the… Chapter XIX When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little… Chapter XX The whole of that day Anna spent at home, that’s to say at the… Chapter XXI Dolly came out of her room to the tea of the grown-up people. Stepan… Chapter XXII The ball was only just beginning as Kitty and her mother walked up… Chapter XXIII Vronsky and Kitty waltzed several times round the room. After the… Chapter XXIV “Yes, there is something in me hateful, repulsive,” thought Levin, as… Chapter XXV “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead… Chapter XXVI In the morning Konstantin Levin left Moscow, and towards evening he… Chapter XXVII The house was big and old-fashioned, and Levin, though he lived… Chapter XXVIII After the ball, early next morning, Anna Arkadyevna sent her husband… Chapter XXIX “Come, it’s all over, and thank God!” was the first thought that came… Chapter XXX The raging tempest rushed whistling between the wheels of the… Chapter XXXI Vronsky had not even tried to sleep all that night. He sat in his… Chapter XXXII The first person to meet Anna at home was her son. He dashed down the… Chapter XXXIII Alexey Alexandrovitch came back from the meeting of the ministers at… Chapter XXXIV When Vronsky went to Moscow from Petersburg, he had left his large… Part II Chapter I At the end of the winter, in the Shtcherbatskys’ house, a… Chapter II Soon after the doctor, Dolly had arrived. She knew that there was to… Chapter III When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room… Chapter IV The highest Petersburg society is essentially one: in it everyone… Chapter V “This is rather indiscreet, but it’s so good it’s an awful temptation… Chapter VI Princess Betsy drove home from the theater, without waiting for the… Chapter VII Steps were heard at the door, and Princess Betsy, knowing it was… Chapter VIII Alexey Alexandrovitch had seen nothing striking or improper in the… Chapter IX Anna came in with hanging head, playing with the tassels of her hood.… Chapter X From that time a new life began for Alexey Alexandrovitch and for his… Chapter XI That which for Vronsky had been almost a whole year the one absorbing… Chapter XII In the early days after his return from Moscow, whenever Levin… Chapter XIII Levin put on his big boots, and, for the first time, a cloth jacket… Chapter XIV As he rode up to the house in the happiest frame of mind, Levin heard… Chapter XV The place fixed on for the stand-shooting was not far above a stream… Chapter XVI On the way home Levin asked all details of Kitty’s illness and the… Chapter XVII Stepan Arkadyevitch went upstairs with his pocket bulging with notes… Chapter XVIII Although all Vronsky’s inner life was absorbed in his passion, his… Chapter XIX On the day of the races at Krasnoe Selo, Vronsky had come earlier… Chapter XX Vronsky was staying in a roomy, clean, Finnish hut, divided into two… Chapter XXI The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the… Chapter XXII The rain did not last long, and by the time Vronsky arrived, his… Chapter XXIII Vronsky had several times already, though not so resolutely as now… Chapter XXIV When Vronsky looked at his watch on the Karenins’ balcony, he was so… Chapter XXV There were seventeen officers in all riding in this race. The race… Chapter XXVI The external relations of Alexey Alexandrovitch and his wife had… Chapter XXVII Anna was upstairs, standing before the looking-glass, and, with… Chapter XXVIII When Alexey Alexandrovitch reached the racecourse, Anna was already… Chapter XXIX Everyone was loudly expressing disapprobation, everyone was repeating… Chapter XXX In the little German watering-place to which the Shtcherbatskys had… Chapter XXXI It was a wet day; it had been raining all the morning, and the… Chapter XXXII The particulars which the princess had learned in regard to Varenka’s… Chapter XXXIII Kitty made the acquaintance of Madame Stahl too, and this… Chapter XXXIV Before the end of the course of drinking the waters, Prince… Chapter XXXV The prince communicated his good humor to his own family and his… Part III Chapter I Sergey Ivanovitch Koznishev wanted a rest from mental work, and… Chapter II Early in June it happened that Agafea Mihalovna, the old nurse and… Chapter III “Do you know, I’ve been thinking about you,” said Sergey Ivanovitch.… Chapter IV The personal matter that absorbed Levin during his conversation with… Chapter V After lunch Levin was not in the same place in the string of mowers… Chapter VI Mashkin Upland was mown, the last row finished, the peasants had put… Chapter VII Stepan Arkadyevitch had gone to Petersburg to perform the most… Chapter VIII Towards the end of May, when everything had been more or less… Chapter IX On the drive home, as Darya Alexandrovna, with all her children round… Chapter X “Kitty writes to me that there’s nothing she longs for so much as… Chapter XI In the middle of July the elder of the village on Levin’s sister’s… Chapter XII The load was tied on. Ivan jumped down and took the quiet, sleek… Chapter XIII None but those who were most intimate with Alexey Alexandrovitch knew… Chapter XIV As he neared Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrovitch not only adhered… Chapter XV Though Anna had obstinately and with exasperation contradicted… Chapter XVI All the rooms of the summer villa were full of porters, gardeners… Chapter XVII The croquet party to which the Princess Tverskaya had invited Anna… Chapter XVIII They heard the sound of steps and a man’s voice, then a woman’s voice… Chapter XIX In spite of Vronsky’s apparently frivolous life in society, he was a… Chapter XX Vronsky’s life was particularly happy in that he had a code of… Chapter XXI “We’ve come to fetch you. Your lessive lasted a good time today,”… Chapter XXII It was six o’clock already, and so, in order to be there quickly, and… Chapter XXIII On Monday there was the usual sitting of the Commission of the 2nd of… Chapter XXIV The night spent by Levin on the haycock did not pass without result… Chapter XXV In the Surovsky district there was no railway nor service of post… Chapter XXVI Sviazhsky was the marshal of his district. He was five years older… Chapter XXVII “If I’d only the heart to throw up what’s been set going … such a lot… Chapter XXVIII Levin was insufferably bored that evening with the ladies; he was… Chapter XXIX The carrying out of Levin’s plan presented many difficulties; but he… Chapter XXX At the end of September the timber had been carted for building the… Chapter XXXI Running halfway down the staircase, Levin caught a sound he knew, a… Chapter XXXII Levin had long before made the observation that when one is… Part IV Chapter I The Karenins, husband and wife, continued living in the same house… Chapter II When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna. She wrote, “I… Chapter III “You met him?” she asked, when they had sat down at the table in the… Chapter IV Alexey Alexandrovitch, after meeting Vronsky on his own steps, drove… Chapter V The waiting-room of the celebrated Petersburg lawyer was full when… Chapter VI Alexey Alexandrovitch had gained a brilliant victory at the sitting… Chapter VII The next day was Sunday. Stepan Arkadyevitch went to the Grand… Chapter VIII Alexey Alexandrovitch, on coming back from church service, had spent… Chapter IX It was past five, and several guests had already arrived, before the… Chapter X Pestsov liked thrashing an argument out to the end, and was not… Chapter XI Everyone took part in the conversation except Kitty and Levin. At… Chapter XII Connected with the conversation that had sprung up on the rights of… Chapter XIII When they rose from table, Levin would have liked to follow Kitty… Chapter XIV When Kitty had gone and Levin was left alone, he felt such uneasiness… Chapter XV The streets were still empty. Levin went to the house of the… Chapter XVI The princess sat in her armchair, silent and smiling; the prince sat… Chapter XVII Unconsciously going over in his memory the conversations that had… Chapter XVIII After the conversation with Alexey Alexandrovitch, Vronsky went out… Chapter XIX The mistake made by Alexey Alexandrovitch in that, when preparing for… Chapter XX Alexey Alexandrovitch took leave of Betsy in the drawing-room, and… Chapter XXI Before Betsy had time to walk out of the drawing-room, she was met in… Chapter XXII Stepan Arkadyevitch, with the same somewhat solemn expression with… Chapter XXIII Vronsky’s wound had been a dangerous one, though it did not touch the… Part V Chapter I Princess Shtcherbatskaya considered that it was out of the question… Chapter II On the day of the wedding, according to the Russian custom (the… Chapter III A crowd of people, principally women, was thronging round the church… Chapter IV “They’ve come!” “Here he is!” “Which one?” “Rather young, eh?” “Why… Chapter V In the church there was all Moscow, all the friends and relations… Chapter VI When the ceremony of plighting troth was over, the beadle spread… Chapter VII Vronsky and Anna had been traveling for three months together in… Chapter VIII Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to… Chapter IX The old neglected palazzo, with its lofty carved ceilings and… Chapter X The artist Mihailov was, as always, at work when the cards of Count… Chapter XI On entering the studio, Mihailov once more scanned his visitors and… Chapter XII Anna and Vronsky had long been exchanging glances, regretting their… Chapter XIII Mihailov sold Vronsky his picture, and agreed to paint a portrait of… Chapter XIV Levin had been married three months. He was happy, but not at all in… Chapter XV They had just come back from Moscow, and were glad to be alone. He… Chapter XVI When Levin went upstairs, his wife was sitting near the new silver… Chapter XVII The hotel of the provincial town where Nikolay Levin was lying ill… Chapter XVIII Levin could not look calmly at his brother; he could not himself be… Chapter XIX “Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast… Chapter XX The next day the sick man received the sacrament and extreme unction.… Chapter XXI From the moment when Alexey Alexandrovitch understood from his… Chapter XXII Alexey Alexandrovitch had forgotten the Countess Lidia Ivanovna, but… Chapter XXIII The Countess Lidia Ivanovna had, as a very young and sentimental… Chapter XXIV The levee was drawing to a close. People met as they were going away… Chapter XXV When Alexey Alexandrovitch came into the Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s… Chapter XXVI “Well, Kapitonitch?” said Seryozha, coming back rosy and good-humored… Chapter XXVII After the lesson with the grammar teacher came his father’s lesson.… Chapter XXVIII On arriving in Petersburg, Vronsky and Anna stayed at one of the best… Chapter XXIX One of Anna’s objects in coming back to Russia had been to see her… Chapter XXX Meanwhile Vassily Lukitch had not at first understood who this lady… Chapter XXXI As intensely as Anna had longed to see her son, and long as she had… Chapter XXXII When Vronsky returned home, Anna was not yet home. Soon after he had… Chapter XXXIII Vronsky for the first time experienced a feeling of anger against… Part VI Chapter I Darya Alexandrovna spent the summer with her children at Pokrovskoe… Chapter II On the terrace were assembled all the ladies of the party. They… Chapter III Kitty was particularly glad of a chance of being alone with her… Chapter IV Varenka, with her white kerchief on her black hair, surrounded by the… Chapter V “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the… Chapter VI During the time of the children’s tea the grown-up people sat in the… Chapter VII Levin came back to the house only when they sent to summon him to… Chapter VIII Next day, before the ladies were up, the wagonette and a trap for the… Chapter IX “Well, now what’s our plan of campaign? Tell us all about it,” said… Chapter X Vassenka drove the horses so smartly that they reached the marsh too… Chapter XI When Levin and Stepan Arkadyevitch reached the peasant’s hut where… Chapter XII Waking up at earliest dawn, Levin tried to wake his companions.… Chapter XIII The sportsman’s saying, that if the first beast or the first bird is… Chapter XIV Next day at ten o’clock Levin, who had already gone his rounds… Chapter XV After escorting his wife upstairs, Levin went to Dolly’s part of the… Chapter XVI Darya Alexandrovna carried out her intention and went to see Anna.… Chapter XVII The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right… Chapter XVIII Anna looked at Dolly’s thin, careworn face, with its wrinkles filled… Chapter XIX Left alone, Darya Alexandrovna, with a good housewife’s eye, scanned… Chapter XX “Here’s Dolly for you, princess, you were so anxious to see her,”… Chapter XXI “No, I think the princess is tired, and horses don’t interest her,”… Chapter XXII When Anna found Dolly at home before her, she looked intently in her… Chapter XXIII Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired… Chapter XXIV “Then there is all the more reason for you to legalize your position… Chapter XXV Vronsky and Anna spent the whole summer and part of the winter in the… Chapter XXVI In September Levin moved to Moscow for Kitty’s confinement. He had… Chapter XXVII The sixth day was fixed for the election of the marshal of the… Chapter XXVIII Levin was standing rather far off. A nobleman breathing heavily and… Chapter XXIX The narrow room, in which they were smoking and taking refreshments… Chapter XXX Sviazhsky took Levin’s arm, and went with him to his own friends. Chapter XXXI The newly elected marshal and many of the successful party dined that… Chapter XXXII Before Vronsky’s departure for the elections, Anna had reflected that… Part VII Chapter I The Levins had been three months in Moscow. The date had long passed… Chapter II “Go, please, go then and call on the Bols,” Kitty said to her… Chapter III Levin had on this visit to town seen a great deal of his old friend… Chapter IV Lvov, the husband of Natalia, Kitty’s sister, had spent all his life… Chapter V At the concert in the afternoon two very interesting things were… Chapter VI “Perhaps they’re not at home?” said Levin, as he went into the hall… Chapter VII Levin reached the club just at the right time. Members and visitors… Chapter VIII Getting up from the table, Levin walked with Gagin through the lofty… Chapter IX “Oblonsky’s carriage!” the porter shouted in an angry bass. The… Chapter X She had risen to meet him, not concealing her pleasure at seeing him… Chapter XI “What a marvelous, sweet and unhappy woman!” he was thinking, as he… Chapter XII After taking leave of her guests, Anna did not sit down, but began… Chapter XIII There are no conditions to which a man cannot become used, especially… Chapter XIV The doctor was not yet up, and the footman said that “he had been up… Chapter XV He did not know whether it was late or early. The candles had all… Chapter XVI At ten o’clock the old prince, Sergey Ivanovitch, and Stepan… Chapter XVII Stepan Arkadyevitch’s affairs were in a very bad way. Chapter XVIII “Now there is something I want to talk about, and you know what it… Chapter XIX Stepan Arkadyevitch was about to go away when Korney came in to… Chapter XX Stepan Arkadyevitch, as usual, did not waste his time in Petersburg.… Chapter XXI After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at… Chapter XXII Stepan Arkadyevitch felt completely nonplussed by the strange talk… Chapter XXIII In order to carry through any undertaking in family life, there must… Chapter XXIV “Well, was it nice?” she asked, coming out to meet him with a… Chapter XXV Feeling that the reconciliation was complete, Anna set eagerly to… Chapter XXVI Never before had a day been passed in quarrel. Today was the first… Chapter XXVII “He has gone! It is over!” Anna said to herself, standing at the… Chapter XXVIII It was bright and sunny. A fine rain had been falling all the… Chapter XXIX Anna got into the carriage again in an even worse frame of mind than… Chapter XXX “Here it is again! Again I understand it all!” Anna said to herself… Chapter XXXI A bell rang, some young men, ugly and impudent, and at the same time… Part VIII Chapter I Almost two months had passed. The hot summer was half over, but… Chapter II Sergey Ivanovitch and Katavasov had only just reached the station of… Chapter III Saying goodbye to the princess, Sergey Ivanovitch was joined by… Chapter IV While the train was stopping at the provincial town, Sergey… Chapter V In the slanting evening shadows cast by the baggage piled up on the… Chapter VI Sergey Ivanovitch had not telegraphed to his brother to send to meet… Chapter VII Agafea Mihalovna went out on tiptoe; the nurse let down the blind… Chapter VIII Ever since, by his beloved brother’s deathbed, Levin had first… Chapter IX These doubts fretted and harassed him, growing weaker or stronger… Chapter X When Levin thought what he was and what he was living for, he could… Chapter XI The day on which Sergey Ivanovitch came to Pokrovskoe was one of… Chapter XII Levin strode along the high road, absorbed not so much in his… Chapter XIII And Levin remembered a scene he had lately witnessed between Dolly… Chapter XIV Levin looked before him and saw a herd of cattle, then he caught… Chapter XV “Do you know, Kostya, with whom Sergey Ivanovitch traveled on his way… Chapter XVI Sergey Ivanovitch, being practiced in argument, did not reply, but at… Chapter XVII The old prince and Sergey Ivanovitch got into the trap and drove off… Chapter XVIII During the whole of that day, in the extremely different… Chapter XIX Going out of the nursery and being again alone, Levin went back at… Source text: Standard Ebooks (original ); CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication). 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