A rich and idle man confronts his dead mistress's husband in this psychological novel of duality. One of the esteemed Russian author's most powerful and accessible tales, it employs his favorite themes of mental torture and neurosis. Captivating and highly revealing, it explores love, guilt, and hatred. Dover (2008) unabridged selection from the Constance Garnett translation of the work, as originally published in the collection The Eternal Husband and OtherStories by W. Heinemann, London, in 1917.
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Darkly fascinating short novel depicts the struggles of a doubting, supremely alienated protagonist in a world of relative values. Embraces moral, religious, political, and social themes. Authoritative Constance Garnett translation. New introduction.
The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo, Arabella Ward, David Dow In this profoundly moving classic by the author of Les Misérables, a condemned man facing the guillotine looks back on his life and writes of his anguish inside prison walls.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett Three brothers, involved in the brutal murder of their despicable father, find their lives irrevocably altered as they are driven by intense, uncontrollable emotions of rage and revenge.
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett Supreme masterpiece tells the story of Raskolnikov, a student tormented by his own thoughts after he murders an old woman. Overwhelmed by guilt and terror, he confesses and goes to prison.
