The Devil (novella)

"The Devil" (Russian: Дьявол) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy. It was written in 1889, given an alternative ending in 1909,[1] but published only posthumously in 1911.[2] Like Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata, written around the same time, "The Devil" deals with the consequences of sexual emotion.[3]

  1. ^ Igor Masarek, Review of "The Devil", accessed 2011-09-03
  2. ^ "Tolstoy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. 1956.
  3. ^ Bayley, J. (1967). "Introduction". Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy. Perennial Library. p. ix. ISBN 0-06-083071-9.