Introduction signed: C.J. Hogarth.

The crowning work of the author's life embodying the quintessence of Russian character.

Golyadkin, a civil servant, comes home from work after a particularly frustrating day to see another man - his double - slipping into his room in front of him. With a mixture of anxiety, interest, and aversion, he makes the acquaintance of his other self. However, after attaining Golyadkin's friendship and learning his secrets, the double ultimately turns into a formidable enemy.

Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive Prince Myshkin -- known as "the idiot" -- pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the general and his circle. But after becoming infatuated with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna,...

Donated by Sydney Harris.

Tells the story of the life of a 19-year-old intellectual, Arkady Dolgoruky, who is the illegitimate child of the controversial and womanizing landowner Versilov. The novel focuses primarily on the conflict that arises between Arkady and Versilov, when Arkady rejoins his family in St. Petersburg. Arkady who has been away at boarding school hardly knows his family and when he comes to learn more about them he becomes embroiled in the scandalous affairs...