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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

In Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, adultery shakes the Oblonsky household, when Dolly discovers husband Stiva's affair with a former governess. Stiva's sister, Anna Karenina, arrives to help keep the Russian family together. Heroine Anna takes her own lover, Count Vronsky, which introduces a downward spiral in her marriage to Karenin and, ultimately, in her union with Vronsky. Anna's life ends in suicide. In contrast, Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical hero, Levin, finds salvation in faith.

Take the Quiz How does Anna help to avert a crisis in the Oblonsky household?
  1. She settles a dispute among the servants of the house.
  2. She takes over as host of a party while Dolly is ill.
  3. She assists Stiva in securing a bank loan.
  4. She convinces Stiva and Dolly to settle their differences in marriage.
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