War and Peace, Book 01: 1805

War and Peace, written by Leo Tolstoy and first published between 1865 and 1869, is an epic novel that explores Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. The first book, set in 1805, introduces a vast array of characters and intertwines themes of war, peace, youth, age, and marriage. Notably, it broke traditional novelistic conventions of its time, leading some critics to question its classification as a novel. It is regarded as one of Tolstoy's masterpieces and a significant work in world literature.