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| "The Three Hermits" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Leo Tolstoy | |
| Original title | Три Старца |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre(s) | Parable |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Niva |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1886 |
| Published in English | 1907 |
"The Three Hermits" (Russian: Три Старца) is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) written in 1885 and first published in 1886 in the weekly periodical Niva (нива).[1] It appeared in the short-story collection Twenty-Three Tales which was first translated into English for an edition released by Funk & Wagnalls in 1907. The title refers to its three central characters; unnamed simple monks living on a remote island in a life of prayer and contemplation "for the salvation of their souls."
- ^ Struve, Gleb (editor). Russian Stories Русские Рассказы: Twelve short stories by Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy and others in the original Russian and a new English translation. (New York: Bantam Books, 1961; Mineola, New York: Courier Dover Publications, 1990), 165.