What Men Live By

About “What Men Live By”

"What Men Live By" is a short story written by Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1885. It is part of a collection titled What Men Live By, and Other Tales, also published in 1885. The collection includes other stories such as "The Three Questions," "The Coffee-House of Surat," and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" The story explores themes of morality and human nature, as is common in Tolstoy's work. It was written during a period when Tolstoy was focused on religious and philosophical themes. The story was published alongside other works in the same collection. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)