Welcome to my first read of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

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Book One, Part One, Chapter 10

Here are two contrasting couples: Nikolai and Sonya share a deeply sincere love, while Natasha, filled with dreams and playfulness, plants a kiss on the composed and careful Boris, ensuring a hesitant commitment to propose in four years.

If you want to read along, I’m using the Oxford World’s Classics edition (translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, edited by Amy Mandelker).

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