First published 2023
Edmund Gosse brings his analytical mind to questions that have troubled humanity for centuries. How should we live? What guides our moral choices? His thoughtful essays probe these mysteries with the precision of a scholar and the heart of a believer. Tolstoy answers with stories that cut straight to the soul. His parables strip away pretense to reveal the raw truths about human nature and our relationship with the divine. Together, these two voices create a dialogue across cultures and temperaments. Gosse offers careful reasoning while Tolstoy delivers emotional revelation. Their combined wisdom addresses the eternal struggle between what we know and what we feel, between doctrine and experience. This partnership of minds produces insights that neither writer could achieve alone.
Genres: classics, christian, christian-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, 19th-century, academic, cultural-studies
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: dialogue, intellectual-discourse
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
272 pages · Paperback · Legare Street Press