The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

Aug 15, 2025 9:23 PM

Author:Leo Tolstoy,Ronald Wilks,Anthony Briggs,David McDuff,Anthony Briggs

This edition includes: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Happy Ever After, and The Cossacks. Mortality was one of Tolstoy's most persistent themes, and all of the stories in this volume are connected by this preoccupation, along with the author's simultaneous attempt to help us improve our lives.

Reviews

The Everyman edition promises to be a splendid celebration of the divine Plum

—— The Independent

The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare

—— The Evening Standard

He exhausts superlatives

—— Stephen Fry

Richly satisfying

—— Evening Standard

Coetzee the critic is every bit as good as Coetzee the novelist.

—— Irish Times

The chaotic tale of the hapless Lucy will strike a chord with any woman who hasn't quite mastered the art of being a domestic goddess

—— Instyle UK

An hilarious read

—— Sainsbury’s Magazine

Perfect for failed domestic goddesses everywhere

—— heat

Smart, funny, and well-observed...a must read for any woman who loves to laugh at the often unintentional humor in domestic life

—— Karen Quinn, bestselling author of The Ivy Chronicles

The latest literary sensation

—— The Sun

Neill bucks the chick-lit trend with prose that's clever and endearing, and frazzled parents will love the way she nails the sticky, hair-pulling mania of domestic life

—— Washington Post

A deftly executed domestic comedy

—— Boston Globe

Hilarious . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion

—— Anna Wintour , Vogue

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