Historical · Classics
War and Peace
Bestseller: about 36 million copies (estimate)Following several aristocratic Russian families across the Napoleonic Wars, this enormous novel moves between drawing rooms and battlefields while its characters search for love, purpose and meaning.
- First published
- 1869
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a monumental novel that is far more readable and human than its reputation suggests.
Skip this if you don't have the time or patience for essays on history and a very large cast.
The feel
Content warnings
Where to get it
| Store | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Borrow free | ||
| Libby / OverDrive | Free with a library card | Borrow free with Libby from Libby / OverDrive |
| Print, new | ||
| Bookshop.org | Check price | Buy new from Bookshop.org |
| Amazon | Check price | Buy new from Amazon |
| Barnes & Noble | Check price | Buy new from Barnes & Noble |
| Print, used | ||
| AbeBooks | Check price | Buy used from AbeBooks |
| ThriftBooks | Check price | Buy used from ThriftBooks |
| Ebook | ||
| Kobo | Check price | Buy ebook from Kobo |
| Google Play Books | Check price | Buy ebook from Google Play Books |
| Audiobook | ||
| Libro.fm | Check price | Buy audiobook from Libro.fm |
| Audible | Check price | Buy audiobook from Audible |
Prices appear here as retailer feeds are connected. Where none is shown, check the store. Links open the store in a new tab.
Share this pick
Because you might love it
If you loved War and Peace
-
Anna Karenina
Tolstoy's other great novel, tighter and more focused on love, marriage and consequence.
-
Les Misérables
Another big, humane classic about individuals caught in a nation's upheaval.
-
A Gentleman in Moscow
A far lighter and more charming take on Russian history and aristocrats, at a manageable length.
Historical
