Project Gutenberg 2001-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 44696 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Martin, Eva (Translator) Martin, Eva M. The Idiot Possibly a revision of the 1887 translation by Frederick Whishaw. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idiot Martin Adamson, David Widger, with corrections by Andrew Sly "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Prince Lef Nicolaievitch Muishkin, a young man returning to Russia after spending several years in a Swiss sanatorium for epilepsy. Through the prince, Dostoyevsky explores themes of innocence, social dynamics, and the clash between idealism and the harsh realities of life. At the start of the novel, the prince is introduced on a train coming into St. Petersburg, where he meets fellow passengers who engage in conversation about their circumstances and backgrounds. Notably, he encounters Rogojin, a passionate and wealthy man who seems to have a deep interest in a beautiful woman named Nastasia Philipovna. The narrative begins to hint at complex relationships, societal expectations, and Muishkin’s unique perspective on life shaped by his illness and previous isolation. The opening chapters set a stage rich with contrasts between characters and unveil the future pivotal role that love and tragedy will play in the lives of these individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction PG Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 1484260 2025-07-02T03:43:04.350176 text/html 1560775 2021-06-21T06:38:43 text/html 603700 2025-07-02T03:43:18.867187 application/epub+zip 629281 2025-07-02T03:43:06.918228 application/epub+zip 629281 2025-07-02T03:43:05.432251 application/epub+zip 1034215 2025-07-02T03:43:28.139115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1006345 2025-07-02T03:43:17.919170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977294 2022-09-02T05:14:25.204796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1427900 2025-07-02T03:43:02.767208 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1427675 2021-06-21T06:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20224 2025-07-02T03:43:28.281109 application/rdf+xml 10781 2025-07-02T03:43:05.972193 image/jpeg 2922 2025-07-02T03:43:05.704230 image/jpeg 523678 2021-06-21T06:43:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 536833 2021-06-21T06:43:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 591881 2025-07-02T03:43:04.461240 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia