“There are three Russian novelists who, though, with one exception, little known out of their own country, stand head and shoulders above most of their contemporaries. In the opinion of some not indifferent critics, they are superior to all other novelists of this generation. Two of them, Dostoieffsky and Turgenieff, died not long ago; the third, Lyof Tolstoi, still lives. The one with the most marked individuality of character, probably the most highly gifted, was unquestionably Dostoieffsky.”—Spectator.

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THE IDIOT.

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THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY; AND THE GAMBLER.

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INJURY AND INSULT.

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

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Uncle's Dream; and The Permanent Husband

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