Selected Works by Fyodor Dostoevsky 7 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Crime and Punishment
The Brothers Karamazov
White Nights and Other Stories
The Idiot
The Devils
The House of the Dead
Notes from the Underground

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9787012940265
Publisher: Classic Ltd

Overview
This seven-book paperback collection brings together Fyodor Dostoevsky's most celebrated explorations of conscience, faith, and the darker corners of the human soul. Spanning sweeping philosophical epics and intimate novellas, the set traces the arc of 19th-century Russian life through murder, redemption, love, and spiritual crisis. Readers new to Dostoevsky gain a complete entry point into his psychological realism, while longtime fans will appreciate having his major novels and shorter works gathered in one matching paperback set. Thoughtful, provocative, and endlessly relevant, this collection is a cornerstone for any serious reader of classic literature or collector building a Russian literature library.

About the Books
Across these seven volumes, Dostoevsky threads questions of morality, justice, and human frailty with relentless psychological insight. Crime and Punishment follows a tormented former student whose theory of justified murder collapses under his own conscience, making it one of literature's most gripping studies of guilt. The Brothers Karamazov widens the lens to an entire family, using a father's murder to stage a sprawling debate on faith, doubt, and moral responsibility that many critics consider Dostoevsky's masterwork. White Nights and Other Stories distills his themes into lyrical, compact vignettes of loneliness and longing, showing the tenderness beneath his darker novels. The Idiot places a gentle, almost saintly prince inside a society built on vanity and calculation, testing whether innocence can survive a corrupt world. The Devils turns to a small town consumed by political extremism, anticipating the ideological violence of the century to come. Notes from the Underground gives voice to a bitter, isolated narrator whose monologue against reason and progress laid groundwork for existentialist literature. The House of the Dead draws on Dostoevsky's own years of Siberian imprisonment, offering a stark, humane account of suffering and endurance among convicts. Together, these seven works trace the full range of his genius, from intimate short fiction to the grand philosophical novels that secured his reputation as one of the greatest writers in world literature. Collected here in a uniform paperback edition, the set rewards both a first encounter with Dostoevsky and a reader's return to his enduring ideas about crime, faith, and redemption.

Key Benefits

• Complete paperback collection of 7 of Dostoevsky's most essential novels and story collections
• Uniform matching set, perfect for display on a bookshelf or classics collection
• Covers Dostoevsky's major novels and shorter works, from Crime and Punishment to Notes from the Underground
• Great for students, book clubs, and first-time readers of Russian literature
• Brand new condition, ready to read or gift immediately
• A lasting gift for literature lovers, graduates, and collectors of classic fiction

Book-by-Book Guide
Crime and Punishment — Follows Raskolnikov, a destitute former student whose theory of justified murder unravels into a feverish reckoning with guilt and redemption.
The Brothers Karamazov — A murder investigation exposes the philosophical and spiritual divides between three brothers and their reckless father.
White Nights and Other Stories — A collection of lyrical novellas and short tales centered on loneliness, longing, and fleeting human connection.
The Idiot — Prince Myshkin, a gentle and almost saintly figure, returns to Russian society and collides with its vanity, scheming, and cruelty.
The Devils — Also published as Demons, this novel follows a provincial town consumed by political radicalism and moral collapse.
The House of the Dead — A semi-autobiographical account drawn from Dostoevsky's own Siberian imprisonment, depicting the harsh realities of convict life.
Notes from the Underground — A bitter, isolated narrator delivers a scathing monologue against reason, progress, and polite society.

About the Author
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist and essayist widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in world literature. Born in Moscow, he trained as a military engineer before turning to writing, and his life was marked by financial hardship, a near-execution commuted to Siberian exile, and years of hard labor that deeply shaped his fiction. His novels probe faith, free will, poverty, and the psychology of guilt with unmatched intensity, influencing generations of writers and philosophers. Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Idiot remain towering works of 19th-century Russian literature, still widely read and taught today.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for literature lovers, students, and collectors, this matching paperback set makes a thoughtful gift for birthdays, graduations, or the holiday season. It's ideal for anyone building a classics library, tackling a reading challenge, or discovering Dostoevsky's genius for the first time—a timeless addition to any home or classroom bookshelf.

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