The Forged Coupon and Other Stories

The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy. The story starts with a boy modifying a coupon to falsely increase its value; this starts a chain of events that leads a man to murder a woman at the end of Part I and to obtain redemption through religion in Part II.
After the Dance - This is sad story of a man, Awiyao, who in spite of being in love with his wife, Lumnay, feels the need to marry another in order to have a son.

Alyosha the Pot - this compact narrative presents the correspondingly uncomplicated and short life of Alyosha, from his early years with his family in a village to his death at age twenty-one from an accident while working in town.
Plus 3 other stories written by Leo Tolstoy and published after his death.