War and Peace

noun

a novel (1862–69) by Leo Tolstoy.

War and Peace

(1865–1869) A novel by Leo Tolstoy . It recounts the history of several Russian families during the wars against Napoleon Bonaparte . Many consider it the greatest novel ever written.

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He may have no formal education, but he’s made the most of studying volumes 1 and 3 of “War and Peace,” and he knows with all his heart that “labor ought to share in the wealth it produces.”

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