The CossacksTHE COSSACKSAylmer Maude translationChapter navigation43 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE COSSACKSChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXChapter XXXChapter XXXIChapter XXXIIChapter XXXIIIChapter XXXIVChapter XXXVChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIChapter XXXVIIIChapter XXXIXChapter XLChapter XLIChapter XLIIBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter IAll chapters and sections (43)Other sectionsTHE COSSACKSChapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142A Tale of 1852By Leo TolstoyTranslated by Louise and Aylmer MaudeChapter I →