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 Live Corpse" by Leo Tolstoy is a play written around 1900. Fedor Protasov believes his wife never truly chose him over another suitor, driving him to abandon his life and fall into despair. When his wife remarries, believing him dead, Protasov's reappearance triggers a bigamy charge that forces an impossible choice. This unfinished work explores guilt, escape, and the devastating consequences of self-destruction. First performed in 1911 after Tolstoy's death, it became an immediate success worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Living_Corpse Release date is 2008-09-20 Produced by Bryan Ness, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Russian drama -- Translations into English PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26664 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26664 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133617.0 26664