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 Project Gutenberg 2011-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 20459 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 Garnett, Constance 1861 1946 Black, Constance Clara White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X White nights -- Notes from underground -- A faint heart -- A Christmas tree and a wedding -- Polzunkov -- A little hero -- Mr. Prohartchin. Produced by Jan-Fabian Humann, Carol Ann Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "White Nights and Other Stories" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The title story, "White Nights," revolves around an unnamed narrator who leads a solitary life in St. Petersburg and unexpectedly finds connection with a mysterious young woman named Nastenka. The collection explores themes of loneliness, longing, and the complexities of human relationships through the lens of Dostoyevsky's profound psychological insight. At the start of "White Nights," the narrator describes his feelings of desolation as he wanders through St. Petersburg, reflecting on his profound loneliness as the city empties out for the summer. He encounters Nastenka, who is weeping at the canal, and in their interaction, a delicate bond begins to form. The narrator, filled with shyness, provides her a sense of safety in the face of an unwanted advance from a drunken gentleman. Their conversation reveals much about their longing for connection and inner turmoil, setting the stage for a passionate, albeit complex, relationship marked by unspoken emotions and dreams intertwined with reality. As the night unfolds, the narrator's infatuation with Nastenka deepens, but her heart seems already tethered to someone else, creating a poignant tension that is typical of Dostoyevsky's compelling storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Russian fiction -- Translations into English Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 703031 2025-08-14T15:06:43.788231 text/html 704576 2011-05-05T10:06:54 text/html 345646 2025-08-14T15:06:53.573179 application/epub+zip 354935 2025-08-14T15:06:47.185233 application/epub+zip 336076 2025-08-14T15:06:45.894250 application/epub+zip 602709 2025-08-14T15:06:58.358203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583441 2025-08-14T15:06:52.733229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463409 2022-09-16T13:07:24.863584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682435 2025-08-14T15:06:42.242217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 682342 2011-05-05T10:06:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 682338 2011-05-05T10:06:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22162 2025-08-14T15:06:58.499149 application/rdf+xml 13918 2025-08-14T15:06:46.396198 image/jpeg 3283 2025-08-14T15:06:46.146195 image/jpeg 254141 2011-05-05T10:06:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 258158 2011-05-05T10:06:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 254030 2011-05-05T10:06:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 340868 2025-08-14T15:06:43.844242 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia