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 RUSSIAN LITERATURE $$ XII DOSTOEVSKI THE NOVELIST 1. His novels. a "Poor folks/' b "Letters from a dead house." c "The idiot." d "The possessed." 2. His novels (continued). a "Crime and punishment." b "The brothers Kavamazov." c His other work. Recommended Reading Crime and punishment. In Warner. Library of the world's best literature, v. 8 or 12, p. 4799-805 (extract). Wiener. Anthology of Russian literature, v. 2, p. 323-39 (extract). The portrayal of character is wonderful, and the interest of the book is almost too poignantly intense. Had Dostoevsky never written anything else, his place ^ among the greatest masters of fiction would be secure. Living Age. Poor folk. In Warner. Library of the world's best literature, v. 8 or 12, p. 4787-99 (extract). When you have read the last page you feel that you know the two characters as perfectly as if you had lived with them for years; moreover, the author has not told us a thousandth part of what we know of them, his mere indications are such revelations. E. M. de Vogue. The tree and the wedding. In Lippincott's Magazine. 92 : 131-7. July '13. His tender heart felt for every child, as witness the pene- trating anecdotal sketch "The tree and the wedding." Lippin- cott's Magazine. References Baring. Landmarks in Russian literature, p. 125-262. Baring. Outline of Russian literature, p. 196-225. Brandes. Impressions of Russia, p. 301-36. Bruckner. Literary history of Russia, p. 390-416.