Tolstoy was born in a forty two room palace, surrounded by wealth, yet in the last part of his life, he gave away all of his wealth and died without a dollar in a small Russian station surrounded by peasants.

In his youth, Tolstoy led a life of luxury, yet in his later life,he dressedin the rough clothes of a peasant, made his own bed, swept his own room, and ate a very simple food.

Tolstoy is more famous today than all the kings of Russia. He wrote two great novels, namely War and Peace and Anna and Karenina. He preached peace and love and the abolition of poverty. He loved and served the poor(116 words)

Draft 1
Birth of Tolstoy took place in a palace ,encircled by wealth but he distributed all and died in Russia station. He lived a lavish adolescence but wore rough clothes later.Now he is well known monarch in Russia. He wrote two novel and teached peace and love. 47 words


Draft 2
Tolstoy was born in a royal residency, encircled by wealth, but he distributed all and died in a station. He lived a lavish adolescence but later lived as a peasant. Today he is a well known monarch in Russia. He teached Peace and love. (45 words)

Final Precis Life of Tolstoy

Tolstoy was born in a royal residency , encircled by wealth, but he distributed all and lived a simple life as a peasant.Now he is well known Monarch in Russia He wrote two novel and teached love and peace.(39)