hiː ɹˈoʊt ðə nˈɑːvəlz ɪn hɪz stˈʌdi baɪ hˈænd ɪn vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl hˈændɹaɪɾɪŋ, wɪð mˈɛni ɐdˈɪʃənz ænd dᵻlˈiːʃənz ænd nˈoʊts, ænd ɡˈeɪv ðə dɹˈæft tə hɪz wˈaɪf, hˌuː mˌeɪd ɐ klˈiːn kˈɑːpi æt nˈaɪt, wˌɪtʃ tˈɑːlstɔɪ ðˈɛn ɹᵻɹˈoʊt ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ.
He wrote the novels in his study by hand in very small handwriting, with many additions and deletions and notes, and gave the draft to his wife, who made a clean copy at night, which Tolstoy then rewrote the next day.