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The Possessed
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Fyodor Dostoevsky · translated by Constance Garnett
In a provincial Russian town, a circle of radicals gathers around a young conspirator, and the town's old liberals and officials are drawn into its schemes.
The Possessed (also published in English as The Devils and Demons) is Dostoevsky's novel of political conspiracy in a provincial town, centred on Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky, his son Pyotr and Nikolay Stavrogin. It is a novel in three parts.
This edition is the English translation by Constance Garnett, The Possessed, or, The Devils, complete in three parts with every chapter of the source edition.
Who it's for
- Readers ready for a long political novel
- Readers interested in ideology and radical movements
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- The book as EPUB, PDF, delivered to your library after payment.
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SOME DETAILS OF THE BIOGRAPHY OF THAT HIGHLY RESPECTED GENTLEMAN STEPAN TROFIMOVITCH VERHOVENSKY.
IN UNDERTAKING to describe the recent and strange incidents in our town, till lately wrapped in uneventful obscurity, I find myself forced in absence of literary skill to begin my story rather far back, that is to say, with certain biographical details concerning that talented and highly-esteemed gentleman, Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky. I trust that these details may at least serve as an introduction, while my projected story itself will come later.
Contents
- 01Part I
- 02Chapter I. Introductory
- 03Chapter II. Prince Harry. Matchmaking.
- 04Chapter III. The Sins of Others
- 05Chapter IV. The Cripple
- 06Chapter V. The Subtle Serpent
- 07Part II
- 08Chapter I. Night
- 09Chapter II. Night (continued)
- 10Chapter III. The Duel
- 11Chapter IV. All in Expectation
- 12Chapter V. On the Eve of the Fete
- 13Chapter VI. Pyotr Stepanovitch Is Busy
- 14Chapter VII. A Meeting
- 15Chapter VIII. Ivan the Tsarevitch
- 16Chapter IX. A Raid at Stepan Trofimovitch’s
- 17Chapter X. Filibusters. A Fatal Morning
- 18Part III
- 19Chapter I. The Fete—First Part
- 20Chapter II. The End of the Fete
- 21Chapter III. A Romance Ended
- 22Chapter IV. The Last Resolution
- 23Chapter V. A Wanderer
- 24Chapter VI. A Busy Night
- 25Chapter VII. Stepan Trofimovitch’s Last Wandering
- 26Chapter VIII. Conclusion
About this edition
- Author
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Translator
- Constance Garnett
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 482 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers