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Gentle Spirit; A Fantastic Story

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
  • 14 x 21.6 x 0.4 cm

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"A Gentle Creature" is a 1876 short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Inspired by a real story of a seamstress who committed suicide in 1876, it chronicles the relationship between a girl and a pawnbroker whose shop she visits frequently. When a 16-year-old girl frequently pawns her belongings so that she can advertise as a governess in the newspaper, her dire financial situation is made apparent to the shop owner and narrator, who resolves to give her as much as he can for the things she brings. After some investigating, our narrator learns that she answers to two greedy aunts who have arranged a marriage for her that promises to be abusive. In an attempt to save her from that fate, he himself proposes to the young woman, who accepts. However, perhaps things would have gone better if he had never proposed at all. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 - 881) was a Russian novelist, essayist, short story writer, journalist, and philosopher. His literature examines human psychology during the turbulent social, spiritual and political atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and he is considered one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. A prolific writer, Dostoevsky produced 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories and numerous other works. This volume is not to be missed by fans of Russian literature and lovers of Dostoevsky's seminal work. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
Gentle Spirit; A Fantastic Story and The Insulted And Injured
The Insulted And InjuredGentle Spirit; A Fantastic Story
  • Author

    Fyodor Dostoevsky

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Read & Co. Classics

  • Published

    December 2018

  • Weight

    91g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 0.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781528708289

  • ISBN-10

    1528708288

  • Eden Code

    4957665

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