Fyodor Dostoevsky
Author
Language
English
Description
A faithful translation of the classic written at the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century follows the narrator's withdrawal from his life as an official to the underground, where he makes passionate and obsessive observations on social utopianism and the irrational nature of humankind.
3) Demons
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 182
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of Dostoyevsky's most famous novels, this 1872 work utilizes five main characters and their philosophical ideas to describe the political chaos of Imperial Russia in the nineteenth century. Based on an actual event involving the murder of a revolutionary by his comrades, this novel depicts a band of ruthless radicals attempting to incite revolt in their small, rural community. At the center of "Demons" lies Dostoyevsky's desire to protest the...
6) The graphic canon: Volume 2 :from "Kubla Khan" to the Brontë Sisters to The picture of Dorian Gray
Physical Desc
xii, 499 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Collects graphic adaptations of nineteenth century literary classics from "Frankenstein" and "Moby-Dick" to "Great Expectations" and "Huckleberry Finn," including illustrations inspired by famous poems and speeches.