The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 2 - Prince Harry; Matchmaking Section 7-8
In which the weary but dignified Stepan Trofimovitch faces the bewildering prospect of a new marriage proposed by the resolute and commanding Varvara Petrovna, whose practical concerns and iron will o...
26 Sep 22min
The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 2 - Prince Harry; Matchmaking Section 4
In which the restless Varvara Petrovna confronts Stepan Trofimovitch with a mixture of sharp reproach and affectionate concern, exposing his decline into slovenliness and sorrowful languor while revea...
25 Sep 20min
The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 2 - Prince Harry; Matchmaking Section 5-6
In which Varvara Petrovna, with a mixture of generosity and imperious resolve, endeavours to secure Darya Pavlovna’s future through a proposed marriage, laying out terms and expectations with careful ...
25 Sep 19min
The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 2 - Prince Harry; Matchmaking Section 2
In which a young man of proud and peculiar disposition stirs the quiet town’s gentry into a tempest of scandal and bewilderment through a series of shocking and unfathomable actions that baffle even h...
24 Sep 11min
The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 2 - Prince Harry; Matchmaking Section 3
In which the narrative meanders through the peculiarities of provincial life and the curious convictions of an obscure official who passionately envisions a universal social harmony, while our observa...
24 Sep 11min
The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 2 - Prince Harry; Matchmaking Section 1
In which we are introduced to Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch Stavrogin, a young man shaped by a peculiar childhood under the tutelage of Stepan Trofimovitch and overshadowed by his mother Varvara Petrovna’s ...
23 Sep 13min
The Possessed Part 1 Chapter 1 - Introductory Section 9
In which a society of earnest yet somewhat idle liberals gather to muse upon the Russian spirit, peasantry, and the weighty matters of nationalism and faith, their discourse lightly garnished with con...
23 Sep 14min
