Volume 1: Book 3 - Chapter 7

Characters Present:

Nicholas Rostóv
Boris Drubetskóy
Prince Andrew Bolkónski

Location:

A camp 10 miles from Olmütz

Boris arrives at the camp to deliver a letter, some money from his family, and a letter of recommendation to General Bagratíon from Rostóvs family and Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya.

Rostóv casts the letter of recommendation on to the floor, saying he doesn't want to be an adjutant, and Boris says that it would be better than being on the front line. 

Nicholas recounts the epic story of how he was wounded, leaving out the bit about falling of his horse and running away from the French.  

Halfway through the story, Prince Andrew comes in, and rolls his eyes in response to all of the bragging, and says he will come back later to talk to Boris.  Nicholas takes great offense, and the two have a heated exchange of words, ending with Bolkónski saying that he didn't take offense, as Nicholas is young and his rudeness was of not matter to him.

Book 3 - Chapter 6

Characters Present/Discussed:

Count Ilya Rostóv
Countess Natalya Rostova
Natasha Rostova
Nicholas Rostóv
Sonya Rostova
Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya (still staying with the Rostóv family, though her circumstances have improved)

Location:

The Rostóv house

Count Ilya Rostóv receives a letter from his son, Nicholas, saying that though he had been wounded in the battle, he had been promoted to an officer.

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya goes about giving hints about the letter to Countess Natalya Rostova, who is of such a fragile disposition that the letter, if announced suddenly, would upset her terribly.

Natasha and Sonya both gossip about the letter and Sonya is still in love with Nicholas.

Eventually the countess is told and she cries, and then proudly reads the letter to everyone who visits.

Volume1: Book 1 - Chapter 24

Characters Present:

Pierre Bezukhov

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Prince Vasíli Kurágin

Count Bezukhov´s horrid daughters

Location: 

The tea room at Count Berzúkhov´s house.

Everyone, except for one of the daughters, is in the tea room having refreshments after the previous night.

The missing daughter appears holding a portfolio which contains a forgotten version of the count´s will. Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya attempts to take the portfolio off the daughter, who keeps a tight grip on it. There is an argument between them which Prince Vasíli Kurágin breaks up. News that the count has died is then delivered into the tea-room.

Book 1 - Chapter 22

Characters Present:

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Pierre Bezukhov
Prince Vasíle Kurágin

Location:  

Count Bezúkhov´s house

Anna insists on accompanying Pierre to his dying fathers house. She constantly reassures him that he is like a son to her and that she will help him through it all.

They arrive and while walking through a hall, they catch a glimpse of Vasíle and and one of the Count's daughters scheming. The daughter gets up and slams the door.

Pierre composes himself and is about to go into his fathers chambers.

Book 1 - Chapter 17

Characters Present:

Count Ilya Rostóv

Countess Natalya Rostova

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Location:

The Rostóv´s house.

Countess Natalya Rostova is upset over the financial plight of her friend, Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya, and asks her husband, Count Ilya Rostov for 500 rubles. He gives her 700 rubles without asking any questions.

Princess Anna arrives, and the Countess gives her the money. They both weep as they had been friends since childhood and were now having to deal with such base matters as money.

Book 1 - Chapter 16

Characters Present:

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Boris Drubetskóy

Prince Vasíli Kurágin

Count Cyril Bezukhov's three horrid daughters

Pierre Bezukhov

Location: 

Count Berzúkhov house.

Pierre arrives back and requests of his half-sisters to see their father, but they are nasty, and say that the Count is too ill and upset about the bear incident. We also learn that Pierre was expelled from Petersburg over the bear incident, and so has had to come back to Moscow.

Anna sends Boris upstairs to visit Pierre, who doesn´t recognise him at first. Boris invites Pierre to the Rostóv´s for dinner that evening. Boris also makes a point of telling Pierre that he is not wanting the Count´s money.

Book 1 - Chapter 15

Characters Present:

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Pierre Bezukhov
Prince Vasíli Kurágin

Location:  

Count Bezúkhov´s house

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya insists on accompanying Pierre to his dying fathers house. She constantly reassures him that he is like a son to her and that she will help him through it all.

They arrive and while walking through a hall, they catch a glimpse of Prince Vasíle Kurágin and and one of the Count's daughters scheming. The daughter gets up and slams the door.

Pierre composes himself and is about to go into his fathers chambers.

Book 1 - Chapter 14

Characters Present

Countess Natalya Rostova 

Véra Rostova - the eldest daughter of the Count and Countess.

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya (apparently her coach hasn´t arrived yet)

Setting:

At the Rostóv´s house.

Countess Natalya Rostova and Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya are getting closer to having their conversation, and ask Véra to leave.

Véra leaves and finds the young couples canoodling. She is rather rude to them, they tell her that she is always unpleasant and she goes away.

Meanwhile, the Countess and Princess Anna  start to have their conversation and discuss Boris´s transfer to the guard. Princess Anna will approach Boris´s godfather, Count Cyril Vladimirovich Bezúkhov to have Boris moved to further safety as she does not have the money, and mentions something about a lawsuit which is draining her funds.

Book 1 - Chapter 11

Characters Present:

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Boris Drubetskóy
Countess Natalya Rostova 

Other guests.

Setting:

 The Rostóv´s house.

There is a lull in the conversation and Countess Natalya is ready for people to leave. A gaggle of children run in, giving the visitors something more to talk about.

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya then asks her son, Boris to order a coach for her.

Book 1 - Chapter 10

Characters Present:

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Countess Natalya Rostova
Natalya Rostova (The Countess's daughter)

Other nameless visitors.

Setting:

The Rostóv´s house.

It is both Countess Natalya Rostóva and her daughter, Natalya's birthday and they are receiving visitors with Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya.

Princess Anna is pleased, as Prince Vasíli Kurágin kept his word and managed to get her son, Boris Drubetskóy, into the guard.

The gossip of the moment centres mostly on Pierre and his friends and their shenanigans.

The latest news of them involves an incident with the bear and a policeman, whereby the policeman was tied back-to-back with the bear, and both were then set free into a river. The bear proceeded to swim down the river with the policemen on its back.

Volume 1: Book 1 - Chapter 4

Characters Present:

Anna Pávlovna

Princess Lisa Bolkónskaya

Princess Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya

Prince Andrew Bolkónski 

Prince Vasíle Kuragin
Pierre Bezukhov

Location:

Still at Anna Pávlovna´s reception.

Andrew arrives and is utterly bored by the company and his wife, Lisa. He is by comparison, delighted when Pierre approaches him, and takes his arm and insists that they meet for dinner.

Anna Mikháylovna Drubetskáya implores Vasíle, to speak to the Emperor about moving her son into the Guard. 

Vasíle is resistant at first, but is soon convinced when Princess Anna reminds him of how her father helped his own career along. He agrees to effect the move, and then is told that he will be late for a fete held by his daughter, Princess Héléne Kuragina, and leaves.