The House of the Dead

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Overview

The House of the Dead is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1860-2 in the journal Vremya by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, which portrays the life of convicts in a Siberian prison camp. The novel has also been published under the titles Memoirs from the House of The Dead, Notes from the Dead House (or Notes from a Dead House), and Notes from the House of the Dead. The book is, essentially, a disguised memoir; a loosely-knit collection of facts, events and philosophical discussion organised by "theme" rather than as a continuous story. Dostoevsky himself spent four years in exile in such a prison following his conviction for involvement in the Petrashevsky Circle. This experience allowed him to describe with great authenticity the conditions of prison life and the characters of the convicts. (wikipedia.org)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644395196
Publisher:	Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Publication date:	11/14/2022
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

With his sympathetic portrayals of the downtrodden of 19th-century Russian society, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) exercised immense influence on modern writers. His novels featured profound philosophical and psychological insights that anticipated the development of psychoanalysis and existentialism.

Table of Contents

Part 1
	Introduction	1
I.	The House of the Dead	5
II.	First Impressions	16
III.	First Impressions	30
IV.	First Impressions	42
V.	The First Month	55
VI.	The First Month	67
VII.	New Acquaintances--Petrov	78
VIII.	Determined Characters--Lutchka	88
IX.	Isay Fomitch--The Bath-House--Baklushin's Story	93
X.	Christmas	106
XI.	The Theatricals	120
Part 2
I.	The Hospital	137
II.	The Hospital	148
III.	The Hospital	160
IV.	Akulka's Husband (A Story)	174
V.	Summer Time	183
VI.	Prison Animals	196
VII.	The Complaint	207
VIII.	Comrades	221
IX.	An Escape	232
X.	How I Left Prison	244

Editorial Reviews

Nicolas Boulton gives a splendid narration of Dostoyevsky’s semiautobiographical novel based on his exile in Siberia. First published in a journal written from 1860 to 1862, the novel concerns a nobleman, Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov, who is imprisoned for murdering his wife. Goryanchikov encounters and witnesses great acts of brutality by both inmates and the keepers of the prison, as well as great acts of kindness and humanity. This novel displays Dostoyevsky’s insight into the human condition in all of its evil and good, and his skill at depicting this. It also shows his religious views, which are developed more in his later works. Boulton’s British accent works well for the nobleman who recounts his own story, and he’s also remarkably versatile and credible as peasants, foot soldiers, and officers. His pacing and expression are perfect. This production grabs one from the beginning and never lets go. M.T.F. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

MAY 2020 - AudioFile

Nicolas Boulton gives a splendid narration of Dostoyevsky’s semiautobiographical novel based on his exile in Siberia. First published in a journal written from 1860 to 1862, the novel concerns a nobleman, Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov, who is imprisoned for murdering his wife. Goryanchikov encounters and witnesses great acts of brutality by both inmates and the keepers of the prison, as well as great acts of kindness and humanity. This novel displays Dostoyevsky’s insight into the human condition in all of its evil and good, and his skill at depicting this. It also shows his religious views, which are developed more in his later works. Boulton’s British accent works well for the nobleman who recounts his own story, and he’s also remarkably versatile and credible as peasants, foot soldiers, and officers. His pacing and expression are perfect. This production grabs one from the beginning and never lets go. M.T.F. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

MAY 2020 - AudioFile