Sevastopol, often called Sebastopol Sketches or Sevastopol Sketches, is the 1855 publication of Tolstoy's experiences during the siege of Sevastopol, Sevastopol being a city in Crimea. The book formed the basis of what would become Tolstoy's War and Peace. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.