The First Distiller

by León Tolstói

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This play by Tolstoy claims that anything more than mere sustenance leads to avarice and ruin + teetotalism = "The First Distiller." Moralizing abounds.

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Short, mildly amusing play about a demon who's stuck with the job of stealing the souls of peasants. See, it's easy to tempt businessmen, politicians, women - but the solid man of the proletariat, why, he's something else entirely. So what do you do? Invent alcohol! (

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This play by Tolstoy claims that anything more than mere sustenance leads to avarice and ruin + teetotalism = "The First Distiller." Moralizing abounds.

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