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100 1 _aTolstoy, Leo, graf,
_d1828-1910
245 1 4 _aThe First Distiller
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Distiller
500 _aRelease date is 2008-09-20
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The First Distiller" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a comedy in six acts written in the late 19th century. This play revolves around themes of temptation, human folly, and the consequences of vice, particularly focusing on the detrimental effects of alcohol. Set in a peasant community, Tolstoy explores the moral decline that follows the introduction of distillation and drinking among the villagers. In the play, a hardworking peasant is influenced by a mysterious Labourer, who is actually an imp from Hell, to engage in distilling spirits from his bountiful harvest. Initially innocent and good-hearted, the peasant becomes intoxicated and greedy, leading to strife between him and his family as well as with the village elders. The Labourer manipulates the villagers into drunkenness, showcasing their transformation from cooperative members of society into chaotic revelers, driven by base instincts and greed. The play serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of excess and the undermining of communal values through the allure of alcohol, ultimately highlighting the destructive power of temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRussian drama -- Translations into English
700 1 _aMaude, Aylmer,
_d1858-1938
700 1 _aMaude, Louise,
_d1855-1939
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26662
999 _c67571
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