Notes from Underground
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Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.
Opening excerpt
* The author of the diary and the diary itself are, of course, imaginary. Nevertheless it is clear that such persons as the writer of these notes not only may, but positively must, exist in our society, when we consider the circumstances in the midst of which our society is formed. I have tried to expose to the view of the public more distinctly than is commonly done, one of the characters of the recent past. He is one of the representatives of a generation still living. In this fragment, entitled “Underground,” this person introduces himself and his views, and, as it were, tries to explain the causes owing to which he has made his appearance and was bound to make his appearance in our…
Contents
All sections- NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND[*] A NOVEL1 min
- PART I Underground — I6 min
- PART I Underground — II6 min
- PART I Underground — III8 min
- PART I Underground — IV3 min
- PART I Underground — V5 min
- PART I Underground — VI3 min
- PART I Underground — VII10 min
- PART I Underground — VIII9 min
- PART I Underground — IX6 min
- PART I Underground — X4 min
- PART I Underground — XI7 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — I23 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — II8 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — III16 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — IV16 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — V9 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — VI17 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — VII14 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — VIII18 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — IX13 min
- PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow — X9 min
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