War and Peace Week 49: Years Later
“Seven years had passed since the events of 1812.”
Right as we enter the epilogue, Tolstoy makes it clear that we’re well into the future. Nikolay and Marya have paired off; Pierre and Natasha have finally wed; kids from both pairs abound.
Before getting into the plot/relational stuff, Tolstoy gives us a little more historiography, but not too much. It’…
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