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Anna Karenina

Moscow aristocrat Anna Karenina begins an affair with the dashing Count Vronsky and faces the cost. Alongside her story, the landowner Levin searches for meaning and happiness in country life.

First published
1878
Pace
slow
Length
long
Format
Standalone

Read this if you want a large, humane novel about love, marriage and society that rewards long reading.

Skip this if you dislike long digressions on farming and politics, or sad endings.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Infidelity
  • Death
  • Suicide

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