Edward A. Steiner (1866 1956) was a devotee and student of Leo Tolstoy. As part of a group of young men inspired by the work of Tolstoy, Steiner made the first of several pilgrimages to Tolstoy s home. His last pilgrimage was undertaken in 1903, when Steiner went to Russia shortly before Tolstoy s death with the express purpose of writing this work. Part homage to an ailing mentor, part analytical biography of a legendary literary figure, Tolstoy the Man brings the reader into the inner sanctum of Tolstoy s life and work.As a professor of applied Christianity, Steiner strove to present...