Candle e-bog

"e;The Candle"e; is a short story by Leo Tolstoy. It centres on the cruelty of Michael Simeonovitch, who persecutes the peasants. "e;It was in the time of serfdom..."e; begins the first line of the story. Tolstoy's narrative focuses on a particular character who misused his power of government to bring "e;outrageous cruelties upon the serfs who had been placed under his control."e; He forced the peasantry to do excessive labor, striking terror in his subjects. The people began to plan how to remove this "e;intolerable yoke,"e; holding secret meetings "e;to bewail their misery."e; By the end of "e;The Candle,"e; Michael Simeonovitch, the superintendent, succumbs to a fatal accident and the serfs are freed.