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| "A Lost Opportunity" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Leo Tolstoy | |
| Original title | A Lost Opportunity |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Russian to English Translation |
| Genre(s) | Fable, Short story |
| Publication | |
| Publication date | 1889 |
"A Lost Opportunity" is an 1889 fable by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. [1] The story was included in The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories publication of 1889.
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