The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories

by Leo Tolstoy

Language: English

Published: 1911-01-01. 58,301 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Christian

Content Rating: Older than 13

A small act—a boy alters a coupon to escape debt—sets off a chain of deceit that widens through shopkeepers, officials, and drifters until it flowers into cruelty and murder. Yet the same thread winds back toward remorse, humble faith, and change. Linked tales trace how evil multiplies by imitation—and how a single kindness can stop the spread and remake a life.