Andrey returns to Petersburg society and begins to work toward new ambitions. Pierre struggles with purpose both in the Masonic Order and within his personal life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Week 15 (Days 99-105)
03.05.2024 | 1 Std. 33 Min.
Volume 2, Part 2, Chapters 18-21; and Volume 2, Part 3, Chapters 1-3.
Nikolay travels to Tilsit to present a petition to the Emperor and gets caught up in the political upheaval. Andrey visits the Rostov estate and has a chance encounter.
Minor episode correction: the treaties of Tilsit were signed on July 7th and 9th, not in June. The discrepancy in the book is due to the Russian use of the Julian Calendar, which is slightly different from the Gregorian. Not that anybody really cared that much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pierre and Andrey discuss the merits of living for oneself vs living for others, and Nikolay returns to the Pavlograd Hussars, where Denisov gets into trouble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pierre completes his initiation into the Masonic Order, rebukes Prince Vasily, and attempts to reform his estates. Meanwhile, Andrey struggles with fatherhood and receives news of the conflict in Prussia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Week 12 (Days 78-84)
01.04.2024 | 1 Std. 15 Min.
Volume 2, Part 1, Chapters 13-16; and Volume 2, Part 2, Chapters 1-3.
Nikolay gets into trouble with his money at Dolokhov's, and Pierre has a fateful encounter on the road to Petersburg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Logan and Brett as we read the entirety of War and Peace one chapter per day, finishing the whole book in one year.War and Peace is famous for its titanic length. However, this massive book is made up of tiny chapters--averaging only 4 pages long. Moreover, the book has a total of 361 chapters, meaning that just 10-20 minutes of reading per day will cover the entire novel in almost one year exactly.Every day we'll read one chapter of the book, then sit down here and talk about it--what we loved, what we hated, which characters we think would do well on American Idol. Along the way we'll also provide some historical context and help keep track of the book's many characters (and their many many names), so you can focus on enjoying the incredible story and characters of a novel widely (and rightly) considered one of the greatest of all time.Just one chapter each day, and you can tell all your friends: Yeah, I've read War and Peace, you haven't?Our Edition: Penguin Classics Deluxe; Translation by Anthony Briggs.Intro and Outro Music Credit:Track: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a - Act I, No.3. Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyMusic provided by Classical Music Copyright Free [https://tinyurl.com/visit-cmcf]Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95D1GPNV8bI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.