,LA/ ,WILL & ,TE/AM5T 

#aibb 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,H]E IS :AT MY WILL %\LD BE1 APPROXIMATELY4 7,UNLESS ,I WRITE ANO!R1 ?IS %ALL BE HELD VALID73 

,I ASK ?AT ,I BE 9T]R$ :]EV] ,I DIE1 9 ! LEA/ EXP5SIVE CEMET]Y1 IF IT IS 9 A T[N1 & 9 ! SIMPLE/ SORT ( C(F91 LIKE ! C(F9 ( A PAUP]4 ,NO FL[]S1 NO WREA?S1 NO SPEE*ES4 ,IF POSSIBLE1 NO CL]GY OR MASS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IF ?IS %\LD BE DISAGREEABLE TO ?OSE 9 *>GE ( MY OBSEQUIES1 LET !RE BE ! ORD9>Y BURIAL C]EMONY1 BUT LET IT BE ! LEA/ EXP5SIVE & ! SIMPLE/ POSSIBLE4 

,MY OBITU>Y IS NOT TO BE PUBLI%$ 9 ! NEWSPAP]S4 

,ALL MY PAP]S >E TO BE GIV5 = REVISION TO MY WIFE1 ASSI/$ BY ,V4 ,G4 ,*]TKOV & MY DAU<T]S1 ,TATIANA & ,M>IE4 7,]ASURES HAVE BE5 MADE BY ME4 ,MY DAU<T]S >E NOT TO CONC]N !MSELVES ) !SE47 ,I RELIEVE MY SONS FROM ! DIS*>GE ( ?IS WORK1 NOT BECAUSE ,I DO NOT LOVE !M -- ,GOD BE ?ANK$1 ,I HAVE LOV$ !M1 9 !SE LA/ TIMES MORE & MORE1 & ,I KN[ !Y LOVE ME -- BUT BECAUSE !Y DO NOT KN[ MY IDEAS V]Y WELL4 ,!Y HAVE NOT FOLL[$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( !SE IDEAS1 & MI<T HAVE P]SONAL CONCEPTIONS ( ?+S :I* MI<T LEAD !M TO PRES]VE :AT %\LD NOT BE PRES]V$ & ELIM9ATE :AT %\LD NOT BE ELIM9AT$4 
,I ASK ?AT ! J\RNAL ( MY UNM>RI$ LIFE BY DE/ROY$1 AFT] :ATEV] IS ( VALUE HAS BE5 EXTRACT$ FROM IT4 ,L,IKEWISE1 AS TO MY DI>Y AFT] M>RIAGE1 ,I ASK ?AT :ATEV] MI<T BE DISAGREEABLE TO ANY ONE BE DE/ROY$4 ,*]TKOV PROMIS$ TO DO ?IS DUR+ MY LIFETIME &1 [+ TO HIS GREAT LOVE = ME -- :I* ,I DO NOT DES]VE -- & TO HIS GREAT MORAL S5SE1 ,I AM SURE ?AT HE WILL DO ?IS V]Y WELL4 
,I AM ASK+ ?AT ! DI>Y ( MY UNM>RI$ LIFE BE DE/ROY$ NOT BECAUSE ,I WI% TO HIDE FROM M5 ! RECORD ( AN EVIL LIFE -- M9E WAS ! ORD9>Y1 MIS]ABLE LIFE ( ALL Y\NG PEOPLE )\T PR9CIPLE -- BUT BECAUSE ?IS DI>Y1 :]E9 ,I HAVE SET D[N ONLY ! ?+S ?AT TORM5T$ ME -- CONSCI\SNESS ( S9 -- GIVES A FALSE & ONE-SID$ IMPRESSION4 ,O!RWISE MY DI>Y IS TO REMA9 AS IT /&S4 ,AT LEA/1 ONE MAY SEE FROM IT ?AT1 DESPITE ! VULG>ITY & IGNOM9Y ( MY Y\?1 ,I WAS NOT AB&ON$ BY ,GOD1 & ?AT1 AS ,I GREW T[>DS OLD AGE1 ,I BEGAN TO UND]/& ,HIM A LITTLE & LOVE ,HIM4 ,I AM WRIT+ ALL ?IS NOT BECAUSE ,I ATTRIBUTE A MORE OR LESS GREAT IMPORTANCE TO MY PAP]S1 BUT BECAUSE ,I KN[ ALREADY ?AT1 IMM$IATELY AFT]MY DEA?1 MY WORKS WILL BE PR9T$ & DISCUSS$1 & ?AT IMPORTANCE WILL BE ATTRIBUT$ TO !M4 ,&1 ?IS BE+ SO1 !N AT LEA/ MY WORKS %ALL NOT BE SU* AS TO H>M M54 ,AS TO MY O!R PAP]S1 ,I BEG ?OSE :O WILL CLASSIFY !M NOT TO PR9T !M ALL1 BUT ONLY :ATEV] P>T ( !M MAY BE USEFUL TO MANK9D4 

,I REQUE/ MY HEIRS TO RE/ORE TO ! PUBLIC MY RI<TS 9 MY OLD WORKS -- T5 VOLUMES -- AS WELL AS MY RI<TS 9 ! 0,ALPHABET02 9 O!R WORDS1 ,I REQUE/ !M TO R5\NCE AU?OR'S RI<TS4 ,I REQUE/ ?IS1 BUT DO NOT IMPOSE ITUPON !M AS A TE/ATOR'S WI%4 ,IT W\LD BE WELL SO TO DO2 IT W\LD BE WELL = Y\ IF Y\ ACT$ ?US4 ,BUT IF Y\ DO NOT ACT ?US1 ?AT IS Y\R CONC]N2 IT MEANS ?AT Y\ >E NOT YET RIPE = SU* ACTION4 ,! FACTS ?AT MY WORKS HAVE BE5 SOLD DUR+ ! LA/ N9E YE>S HAS BE5 = ME ! MO/ PA9FUL ?+ 9 MY LIFE4 

,MOREOV] -- & ?IS IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL -- ,I REQUE/ ALL MY FRI5DS1 NE> & F>1 NOT TO PRAISE ME 7,I KN[ ?AT !Y WILL DO IT1 BECAUSE IT IS DONE EV5 DUR+ MY LIFETIME & 9 ! LEA/ PRAISEWOR?Y MANN]74 ,IF1 H[EV]1 PEOPLE %\LD WI% TO CONC]N !MSELVES ) MY WRIT+S1 LET !M PAY HE$ TO ?OSE PASSAGES !RE9 :I*1 ,I KN[1 ! P[] ( ,GOD SPOKE ?R\< ME1 & LET !M DRAW PR(IT !REFROM = ! CONC]NS ( !IR [N LIVES4 
,!RE HAVE BE5 MOM5TS :5 ,I FELT MYSELF ! PREA*] ( ! WILL ( ,GOD4 ,(T5 ,I WAS SO IMPURE1 SO FULL ( SELFI% PASSIONS1 ?AT ! LI<T ( ,HIS TRU? WAS OBSCUR$ BY MY D>KNESS4 ,BUT1 AT TIMES1 ?IS TRU? PASS$ ?R\< ME1 & !SE W]E ! HAPPIE/ MOM5TS ( MY LIFE4 ,GOD GRANT ?AT ITS PASSAGE ?R\< ME MAY NOT HAVE SOIL$ ?IS TRU?1 & ?AT M51 DESPITE ! IMPURITY :I* IT HAS RECEIV$ FROM ME1 MAY1 NEV]!LESS1 BE 5ABL$ TO HAVE ?IS TRU? 5T] 9TO !M4 ,IF IS ONLY H]E9 ?AT MY WRIT+S HAVE IMPORTANCE4 ,IT IS = ?IS REASON ?AT ,I AM ONLY TO BE BLAM$ = !M1 & NOT PRAIS$4 ,?AT IS ALL4 

7,S\RCE3 ,AS TRANSLAT$ BY ,PAUL ,BIRUK(F & PUBLI%$ AS AN EXC]PT = ,BOOK ,REVIEW 9 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES 9 #a#i#b#b47 

,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #aiba 3 ,LA/ ,WILL & ,TE/AM5T -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,M>* #b#g1 #ahie 3 ,LA/ ,WILL & ,TE/AM5T -- ,WRITT54 
,JUNE #a#b1 #bba 3 ,LA/ ,WILL & ,TE/AM5T -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #i1 #bbb 3 ,LA/ ,WILL & ,TE/AM5T -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/