The Scheherazade Chronicles
La Guerre et la Paix: Writers and Paywalls
Image: The Pond at Yasnaya Polyana
I thought I’d start with Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy, in his later life, came to believe that all children should be educated and that at least his literature should be made free to the reader. He was negotiating to release his books without copyrights (and sought to renounce his inherited wealth). Sofia, his wife and bear…
