Three Short Novels of Dostoevsky: The Double, Notes From the Underground, The Eternal Husband (International Collectors Library).

by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett (Translator), Avrahm Yarmolinksy (Editor)

Victoria binding,decorated gilt cover and lettering, imitation leather, matching ribbon marker. Pub. info sheet laid in.

Genres: Classics

346 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский (Russian)

Works, such as the novels Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), of Russian writer Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevski combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight.

Very influential writings of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin included Problems of Dostoyevsky's Works (1929),

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky composed short stories, essays, and journals. His literature explores humans in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century and engages with a variety of philosophies and themes. People most acclaimed his Demons(1872) .

Many literary critics rate him among the greatest authors of world literature and consider multiple books written by him to be highly influential masterpieces. They consider his Notes from Underground of the first existentialist literature. He is also well regarded as a philosopher and theologian.

(Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский) (see also Fiodor Dostoïevski)

Reviews

[Katrinka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dostoevsky never fails—but I especially love "The Eternal Husband" for how entirely bizarre it is, almost pre-Kafkaesque. And the snark of the end note of "Notes from the Underground" never gets old. ("The 'notes' of this paradoxalist do not end here, however. He could not refrain from going on with them, but it seems to us that we may as well stop here.")

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stories about man's relationship with the his inevitable, more diabolical nature. In common they share a late 19th century Russian man living in cities and dealing with problems of money, friends, and women. I liked The Eternal Husband more than The Double and couldn't get into Notes from Underground's narrative. I find Dostoevsky fairly easy to enjoy and reading these makes me want to re-read Brothers, one of my favorite books, where the author can fully extend his skills of character development.

[Helene · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fyodor seems to like writing about neurosis and tortured minds. I find it a bit dark for my liking although his boldness to explore the human psyche during troubling times is admirable, especially for the times in which he wrote.

[Erich C · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Double - 3.5 stars
Notes From the Underground - 4 stars
The Eternal Husband - 3.5 stars

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really loved alllll of these stories. The Double was so creepy and weird, and also wonderful the way that he represented how the main character would lose his train of thought as he kept babbling on. all the descriptions of st petersburg, all the other characters, especially the servant and the truly amazing letters between the two personalities. notes from the underground i thought i had read before but hadn't - it's so SAD with how the main character treats the prostitute, and so blindingly awkward when he is inviting himself along to dinners with old schoolmates and being rude and terrible from the jump. and the eternal husband. i don't ever think i will forget the daughter dying in the countryside. so devastating and yet it's just a small, small part of this story.

[Kyle K]

The Double -

Notes from the Underground -

The Eternal Husband -

[Matt Malitsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Particularly enjoyed Notes from the Underground Dostoevsky knows what's up