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How Much Land Does a Man Need?

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

"How Much Land Does a Man Require?" is an 1886 short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man who, in his lust for land, forfeits everything.


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“Six feet of land was all that he needed.”

How Much Land Does a Man Need? (1886)

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