ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP In this extraordinarily rich and complex novel, Anna Karenina defies the conventions of nineteenth-century Russian society and embarks on a love affair that has tragic consequences. Tolstoy's work is a powerful meditation on love and marriage, envy and retribution, and the desire for happiness. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information A chronology of the auth