Top twelve authors' beards

One entry on the Telegraph's top twelve list of authors' beards:The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy had a beard as long as War and Peace. Apparently in the winter it froze and small icicles had to be lovingly removed by his wife. Learn about the other entries on the list.

Also see: John Mullan's list of ten of the best beards in literature.

War and Peace appears among the Telegraph's ten best