The House of the Dead

The House of the Dead is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that follows the story of a young man named Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov, who has been sentenced to four years in a Siberian prison camp for murder. The novel explores themes of morality, redemption, and the dehumanizing effects of prison life. It is considered one of Dostoevsky's most important works and is often cited as an example of his psychological realism style of writing.

By Fyodor Dostoevsky · First published 1862 · Genre: Fiction, Autobiographical Fiction, Historical Fiction · 22 chapters

Contents

• TEN YEARS A CONVICT
• THE HOSPITAL
• THE DEAD-HOUSE
• THE HOSPITAL (continued)
• FIRST IMPRESSIONS
• THE HOSPITAL (continued)
• FIRST IMPRESSIONS (continued)
• THE HUSBAND OF AKOULKA
• FIRST IMPRESSIONS (continued)
• THE SUMMER SEASON
• THE FIRST MONTH
• THE ANIMALS AT THE CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT
• THE FIRST MONTH (continued)
• GRIEVANCES
• NEW ACQUAINTANCES-PETROFF
• MY COMPANIONS
• MEN OF DETERMINATION-LUKA
• THE ESCAPE
• ISAIAH FOMITCH-THE BATH-BAKLOUCHIN
• FREEDOM!
• THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
• THE PERFORMANCE

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• The Possessed (1871)
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• Crime and Punishment (1866)
• A Gentle Creature (1876)
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