Author: Nathan Haskell DolePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333624002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Excerpt from The Life of Count Lyof N. Tolstoi One word must be added as to the spelling of Tolstoi's name. It is absolutely a triviality of transliteration whether it be spelled with a final or y. Unquestionably the author himself in signing his letters in French or English spelled it Leo Tolstoy. Is it necessary to con form to his spelling of it when it goes against the ratified recommendation of the Society of Librarians? The dieresis corresponds fairly well to the i s kratkot' of the Russian letter. It is the way it was first spelled both in French and in English. It is such a small matter that it seems hardly worth while to mention it. But the ques tion has been raised, and it is well to let the world know that the spelling with i is perfectly correct and has the weight of scientific authority behind it. In the book all Russian words and proper names, unless otherwise indicated, are pronounced with the accent on the penult. Dates are invariably given in new style, the old style be ing twelve days in the nineteenth century and thirteen days in this century behind the calendar of civilization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
