The possessed: or, The devils

Summary

Dostoevsky's 1872 novel, also called The Devils, in Constance Garnett's translation. A circle of provincial revolutionaries under the sinister Pyotr Verkhovensky draws in a charismatic aristocrat. Dark, comic and prophetic about political fanaticism. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur. This book contains scenes of violence as its author wrote them.

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

Chapters (23)

1. 1. Introductory
2. 2. Prince Harry. Matchmaking
3. 3. The Sins of Others
4. 4. The Cripple
5. 5. The Subtle Serpent
6. 6. Night
7. 7. NIGHT (continued)
8. 8. The Duel
9. 9. All in Expectation
10. 10. On the Eve of the Fete
11. 11. Pyotr Stepanovitch Is Busy
12. 12. A Meeting
13. 13. Ivan the Tsarevitch
14. 14. A Raid at Stepan Trofimovitch's
15. 15. Filibusters. a Fatal Morning
16. 16. The Fete--First Part
17. 17. The End of the Fete
18. 18. A Romance Ended
19. 19. The Last Chapter
20. 20. A Wanderer
21. 21. A Busy Night
22. 22. Stepan Trofimovitch's Last Wandering
23. 23. Conclusion