Fyodor Dostoevsky - Notebooks for Crime and Punishment / Idiot

These volumes offer a rich source of information about the development of two of Dostoevsky's enigmatic novels. They are unique documents of the creative process, chronicling the trials, mistakes, and uncertainties that hindered the author's progress. In addition to facsimile pages from the notebooks, they offer interpretations of Dostoevsky's schematic plans for major portions of the novels as well as his alternate versions of scenes and characters, his unused material, and his reflections on philosophical and religious ideas.


The following books are in ePUB format:

* Notebooks for "Crime and Punishment" (Chicago, 1967 / rep. Dover, 2017). Edited and translated by Edward Wasiolek.

* Notebooks for "The Idiot" (Chicago, 1967 / rep. Dover, 2017). Edited by Edward Wasiolek; translated by Katharine Strelsky