Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy better known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. A master of realistic fiction, he is best known for two long novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. His first literary success came in his twenties with his semi-autobiographical trilogy of novels, Childhood, Boyhood and Youth and Sevastopol Sketches, based on his experiences in the Crimean War. Over the years, he wrote a few more novels, several novellas and many short stories, plays and essays. He is best known for the realistic portrayal of the Russian society in which he lived. This collection features some of his choicest short stories like A Candle, After the Dance and God Sees the Truth, but waits.