The Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828-1910 creator Maude, Aylmer 1858-1938 Maude, Louise 1855-1939 text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Power of Darkness" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a five-act drama written in 1886. This dark peasant tragedy follows Nikita, a farmhand who embarks on a path of moral destruction through seduction, adultery, and conspiracy to murder. As his crimes multiply and entangle his family, the weight of his actions builds toward a devastating reckoning. Banned in Russia until 1902, this unflinching portrayal of sin and conscience became a landmark of naturalistic theater across Europe and America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Darkness Release date is 2008-09-20 Bryan Ness, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Russian drama -- Translations into English PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26661 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26661 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133617.0 26661