The House of the Dead Part 1 Chapter 4
In which the curious customs and complex social dynamics of the convict prison unfold through the vivid character of an old believer entrusted with safeguarding prisoners’ hidden savings, the perilous...
23 Juli 33min
The House of the Dead Part 1 Chapter 3
In which the first harrowing weeks of incarceration reveal a life marked not by extraordinary events but by a painful, monotonous existence where forced labour, communal tensions, and subtle social st...
23 Juli 35min
The House of the Dead Part 1 Chapter 2
In which a detailed portrait is drawn of the prison environment and the convicts inhabiting it, revealing the bleak routine, hardened souls, and peculiar society forged within the grim walls and unyie...
22 Juli 34min
The House of the Dead Part 1 Chapter 1
In which the narrator introduces the somber yet quietly resilient life of a Siberian exile, Alexander Petrovitch Goriantchikoff, whose pale, withdrawn demeanour and tragic past cast a shadow over the ...
22 Juli 12min
A Raw Youth Part 3 Chapter 12
In which a young man confesses a secret to a steadfast friend, and they together confront the intricate and perilous intrigues surrounding a stolen letter and the fraught relations of those entwined w...
21 Juli 45min
A Raw Youth Part 3 Chapter 13
In which the narrator reflects on the tumultuous events surrounding Versilov’s passionate yet conflicted behaviour, revealing a man torn between a “second self” and a deeper reckoning with personal an...
21 Juli 33min
A Raw Youth Part 3 Chapter 11
In which a tumultuous night of despair and plotting finds the narrator entangled with Lambert and Alphonsine, only to awaken to the shattering discovery that a crucial letter has been stolen, setting ...
20 Juli 52min
A Raw Youth Part 3 Chapter 10
In which the tangled affections and intrigues among a circle of acquaintances reach a fevered pitch, as Anna Andreyevna boldly engineers a confrontation with the old prince and a tense meeting unfolds...
20 Juli 57min
