The Power of Darkness

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The Power of Darkness (c. 1919)
by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Arthur Hopkins
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Characters[edit]

  • PETER IGNÁTITCH. A well-to-do peasant, 42 years old, married for the second time, and sickly.
  • ANÍSYA. His wife, 32 years old, fond of dress.
  • AKOULÍNA. Peter's daughter by his first marriage, 16 years old, hard of hearing, mentally undeveloped.
  • NAN (ANNA PETRÓVNA). His daughter by his second marriage, 10 years old
  • NIKÍTA. Their laborer, 25 years old, fond of dress.
  • AKÍM. Nikíta's father, 50 years old, a plain-looking, God-fearing peasant.
  • MATRYÓNA. His wife and Nikíta's mother, 50 years old.
  • MARÍNA An orphan girl, 22 years old.
  • MARTHA. Peter's sister.
  • MÍTRITCH An old laborer, ex-soldier.
  • SIMON. Marína's husband.
  • BRIDEGROOM. Engaged to Akoulína.
  • IVÁN. His father.
  • A NEIGHBOR.
  • FIRST GIRL.
  • SECOND GIRL.
  • POLICE OFFICER.
  • DRIVER.
  • BEST MAN
  • MATCHMAKER.
  • VILLAGE ELDER.
  • VISITORS, WOMEN, GIRLS, AND PEOPLE come to see the wedding

N.B.--The "oven" mentioned is the usual large, brick, Russian baking-oven. The top of it outside is flat, so that more than one person can lie on it.


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Original:

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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Translation:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 73 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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