Last steps is an excellent collection of short works by count leo tolstoy 1828 1910 compiled by dr jay parini and other editors parini has an excellent introduction to tolstoy. A skillful tapestry the last station illumines the larger than fiction life of a literary giant usa today utterly satisfying a loving and thoughtful rendering of the complex character of leo tolstoy . By harold bloom this page a the theocratic age 2000 bce 1321 ce b the aristocratic age 1321 1832 c the democratic age 1832 1900 d the chaotic age 20th century a the theocratic age since the literary canon is at issue here i include only those religious philosophical historical and scientific writings that are themselves of great aesthetic interest