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This e-book belongs to Tolstoy's Plays (Complete Edition). The front matter, including the table of contents, can be found in a [separate e-book]; it links to the other plays in the collection.


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THE LIVE CORPSE
A PLAY IN SIX ACTS

CHARACTERS

THEODORE VASÍLYEVICH PROTÁSOV (FÉDYA).

ELISABETH ANDRÉYEVNA PROTÁSOVA (LISA). His wife.

MÍSHA. Their son.