Leo Tolstoy

Not Read 'War And Peace'? Don't Worry, The BBC Are Taking Care Of It

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Any literature fans with lingering guilt about never having quite managed to finish War And Peace is in luck: the book is to be turned into a TV epic ...

Anna Karenina: A visual feast not to be missed

Richard Brownlie-Marshall | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Richard Brownlie-Marshall

Dust off your furs and get a round of vodka, Anna Karenina has arrived, and this is one date you won't want to stand up! I can't remember the last time I went to see a film in the cinema which lived up to the great cinematic experience every trailer promises.

Anna Karenina 'Not As Terrifying' For Knightley As Elizabeth Bennet

PA | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK Entertainment

Hollywood star Keira Knightley says that she found stepping into Elizabeth Bennet's shoes far more intimidating than playing her latest alter-ego, Ann...

War And Words: How Cyber Editing Could Mean Heathcliff Becomes Boris Johnson

Hilary Robinson | Posted 03.08.2012 | Home
Hilary Robinson

The result? The kindle word, which appears eight times in War And Peace, (which in itself might warrant translation concerns for Tolstoy) was edited into extinction and replaced by 'nook'.

War and Peace and Football

Matthew Crockatt | Posted 12.05.2012 | UK
Matthew Crockatt

Next time you sit down with a pint or two in the pub and start slagging off your team's manager think of Tolstoy, general Kutuzov and this blog post and have a nice game of darts instead...