Anna Karenina (best Translation, explanatory Notes, perfect Navigation, Illustrated) (Best Russian Classics Book 6)

This is the only Anna Karenina Kindle edition that includes more than 130 explanatory notes of all major terms, names, places and other specific details of the Russian cultural and historical background, as well as biographical facts from Tolstoy's personal life. Excellent navigation tools let you easily use the contents of the book and its referential materials.

Why this translation is one of the best? The Maudes knew Tolstoy and belonged to Tolstoyan circles; they also knew Russian well; and, as Richard Pevear admitted, their English has the "flavour of the period".

Initially published in Russian in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the literary periodical The Russian Messenger. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Karenina

Translation into English by Louise and Aylmer Maude first published in 1918 (Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina. 2v. Oxford University Press, London 1918 (Olive Class, ed. Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English. Volume 2. p.1405)

Author: Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy
Translator - Louise (1855-1939) and Aylmer Maude (1858-1938) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylmer_and_Louise_Maude