Aylmer Maude and his wife Louise Maude were English translators of Tolstoy's works. Aylmer Maude also authored the biography of his friend Tolstoy; after many years spent in Russia, the Maudes dedicated the rest of their lives in England to translating Tolstoy's writings and promoting public interest in his work. Aylmer Maude was also involved in a number of progressive and idealistic causes during the early 20th century.
Tolstoy's beguiling masterpiece entwines love, death and determinism with Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on those swept up by the terror it brings. Following the rise and fall of some of society's most influential families, this truthful and poignant epic is as relevant today as ever.
Anna Karenina is one of the loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. This book addresses the very nature of society at various levels - of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence.