Fyodor Dostoevsky: Demons (Translated by Constance Garnett) - Fyodor Dostoevsky
| Автор: | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Издательство: | Bookwire |
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| Жанр произведения: | Языкознание |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9783748533177 |
"In undertaking to describe the recent and strange incidents in our town, till lately wrapped in uneventful obscurity, I find myself forced in absence of literary skill to begin my story rather far back, that is to say, with certain biographical details concerning that talented and highly-esteemed gentleman, Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky. I trust that these details may at least serve as an introduction, while my projected story itself will come later. I will say at once that Stepan Trofimovitch had always filled a particular rôle among us, that of the progressive patriot, so to say, and he was passionately fond of playing the part—so much so that I really believe he could not have existed without it."