Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 4365 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 The possessed : $b or, The devils Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) Translation of Бѣсы (Бесы in post-reform Russian), or Bésy. Produced by David Moynihan, David Widger and Michelle Knight "The Possessed: or, The Devils" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story delves into the tumultuous social and political climate of Russia, reflecting on themes of radicalism, morality, and existential despair. At its center is Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky, a complex character who vacillates between idealism and ineffectiveness, within a narrative that critiques the revolutionary fervor of his time. The opening of the novel sets the stage by introducing Stepan Trofimovitch, an enigmatic figure cherished as a progressive thinker yet burdened by his own imaginative delusions of persecution and significance. The narrative unfolds with an exploration of his past, his flawed sense of purpose, and his tumultuous relationship with Varvara Petrovna, a wealthy widow who offers him both financial stability and emotional complexity. As the text progresses, hints of his involvement and influence over her son, Nikolay Stavrogin—a character associated with reckless behavior and societal outrage—begin to emerge, suggesting a network of personal and societal conflicts that bear significant consequences for the characters and the broader Russian landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Political fiction Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction Nihilism -- Fiction Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction PG Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 1582570 2025-08-04T04:40:57.769766 text/html 1632486 2024-06-05T06:45:16 text/html 650192 2025-08-04T04:41:13.716677 application/epub+zip 676955 2025-08-04T04:41:01.318734 application/epub+zip 668195 2025-08-04T04:40:59.628756 application/epub+zip 1112670 2025-08-04T04:41:23.710595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1073474 2025-08-04T04:41:12.742642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1024829 2022-09-04T08:56:34.241059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1483173 2025-08-04T04:40:52.322756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1463461 2024-06-05T06:45:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18688 2025-08-04T04:41:23.864579 application/rdf+xml 12027 2025-08-04T04:41:00.321696 image/jpeg 3299 2025-08-04T04:40:59.900703 image/jpeg 638531 2025-08-04T04:40:57.885744 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 en.wikipedia