The possessed : the devils / Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; translated by Constance Garnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881.

Contributor:

Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nihilism--Fiction.

Nihilism.

Terrorists--Russia--Fiction.

Terrorists.

Russia--Social life and customs--1533-1917--Fiction.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (893 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Auckland, New Zealand] : The Floating Press, 1872.

Summary:

Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky is regarded by scholars and critics as one of the most important writers of the nineteenth century. His deeply philosophical novels present a nuanced look at some of the psychological struggles that men and women face. This novel, set against the backdrop of the initial rumblings of revolution in Imperial Russia, delves into the motivations that inspire extreme political ideologies.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PART I; Chapter I - Introductory; Chapter II - Prince Harry Matchmaking; Chapter III - The Sins of Others; Chapter IV - The Cripple; Chapter V - The Subtle Serpent; Part II; Chapter I - Night; Chapter II - Night (CONTINUED); Chapter III - The Duel; Chapter IV - All in Expectation; Chapter V - On the Eve of the Fete; Chapter VI - Pyotr Stepanovitch is Busy; Chapter VII - A Meeting; Chapter VIII - Ivan the Tsarevitch; Chapter IX - A Raid at Stefan Trofimovitch''s; Chapter X - Filibusters a Fatal Morning; Part III; Chapter I - The Fete-The First Part; Chapter II - The End of the Fete

Chapter III - A Romance EndedChapter IV - The Last Resolution; Chapter V - A Wanderer; Chapter VI - A Busy Night; Chapter VII - Stepan Trofimovitch''s Last Wandering; Chapter VIII - Conclusion; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2013).

ISBN:

1-77651-831-4

OCLC:

748241818