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The Idiot

by OpenStories

Original author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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"The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published serially in 1868–1869. It follows Prince Myshkin, a young nobleman whose Christian goodness and innocence lead worldly society to mistake him for simple-minded. Dostoevsky sets his "positively good and beautiful man" against the passions, desires, and egoism of contemporary Russian life, testing whether true Christian love can survive in a corrupt world. The result is a deeply personal work exploring profound moral and spiritual questions.

The Idiot, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2638.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Part I: I (1)8,767 words
  2. 2.Part I: I (2)8,845 words
  3. 3.Part I: I (3)8,753 words
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  9. 9.Part II: I (1)8,798 words
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  11. 11.Part II: I (3)8,784 words
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  1. 16.Part III: I (1)8,826 words
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  8. 23.Part IV: I (1)8,806 words
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