Notes from the Underground

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky · language: en

Vocabulary level: Elementary · Flesch–Kincaid grade 8 · 2,049 sentences

Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.

Subjects: Political fiction · Russia — History — 1801-1917 — Fiction · Russia — Officials and employees — Fiction

Words worth knowing: rationally · ingratiate · pedant · witticism · insolently · scrutinise · reactionary · intentional

Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Contents NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND PART I Underground I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI PART II À Propos of the Wet Snow I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND[*] A NOVEL * 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.

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