This collection includes stories by Leo Tolstoy from various years. They are united by the overarching theme of the search for happiness: 'Two Hussars,' 'The Kreutzer Sonata,' 'The Devil,' and 'Father Sergius.' Each, in its own way, embodies the author's understanding of 'the main goal of art'—to reveal and express the truth about the human soul, to express secrets that cannot be expressed in simple words.