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The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoyevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

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Original author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published between 1879 and 1880. Set in 19th-century Russia, this passionate philosophical work explores profound questions of God, free will, and morality. The story revolves around the volatile Karamazov family: a disreputable father and his three sons—sensual Dmitri, intellectual Ivan, and idealistic Alyosha. As tensions escalate over inheritance and romantic entanglements, the novel delves into faith, doubt, and reason, with patricide at the heart of its dramatic plot.

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #28054.

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96 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov1,326 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son1,294 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Second Marriage And The Second Family2,573 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Third Son, Alyosha3,492 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Elders3,613 words
  6. 6.Chapter I: They Arrive At The Monastery1,748 words
  7. 7.Chapter II: The Old Buffoon3,532 words
  8. 8.Chapter III: Peasant Women Who Have Faith3,183 words
  9. 9.Chapter IV: A Lady Of Little Faith2,977 words
  10. 10.Chapter V: So Be It! So Be It!3,629 words
  11. 11.Chapter VI: Why Is Such A Man Alive?3,855 words
  12. 12.Chapter VII: A Young Man Bent On A Career3,393 words
  13. 13.Chapter VIII: The Scandalous Scene3,458 words
  14. 14.Chapter I: In The Servants’ Quarters2,239 words
  15. 15.Chapter II: Lizaveta1,641 words
  16. 16.Chapter III: The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Verse3,274 words
  17. 17.Chapter IV: The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Anecdote3,336 words
  18. 18.Chapter V: The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—“Heels Up”3,289 words
  19. 19.Chapter VI: Smerdyakov2,116 words
  20. 20.Chapter VII: The Controversy2,132 words
  21. 21.Chapter VIII: Over The Brandy2,790 words
  22. 22.Chapter IX: The Sensualists1,976 words
  23. 23.Chapter X: Both Together4,355 words
  24. 24.Chapter XI: Another Reputation Ruined3,082 words
  25. 25.Chapter I: Father Ferapont4,054 words
  26. 26.Chapter II: At His Father’s1,910 words
  27. 27.Chapter III: A Meeting With The Schoolboys1,775 words
  28. 28.Chapter IV: At The Hohlakovs’2,247 words
  29. 29.Chapter V: A Laceration In The Drawing-Room4,437 words
  30. 30.Chapter VI: A Laceration In The Cottage3,255 words
  31. 31.Chapter VII: And In The Open Air4,336 words
  32. 32.Chapter I: The Engagement4,324 words
  33. 33.Chapter II: Smerdyakov With A Guitar2,473 words
  34. 34.Chapter III: The Brothers Make Friends3,765 words
  35. 35.Chapter IV: Rebellion4,890 words
  36. 36.Chapter V: The Grand Inquisitor9,197 words
  37. 37.Chapter VI: For Awhile A Very Obscure One4,259 words
  38. 38.Chapter VII: “It’s Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man”3,358 words
  39. 39.Chapter I: Father Zossima And His Visitors6,304 words
  40. 40.Chapter II: The Duel8,976 words
  41. 41.Chapter III: Conversations And Exhortations Of Father Zossima6,182 words
  42. 42.Chapter I: The Breath Of Corruption5,122 words
  43. 43.Chapter II: A Critical Moment2,375 words
  44. 44.Chapter III: An Onion7,675 words
  45. 45.Chapter IV: Cana Of Galilee2,018 words
  46. 46.Chapter I: Kuzma Samsonov4,717 words
  47. 47.Chapter II: Lyagavy2,916 words
  48. 48.Chapter III: Gold-Mines4,637 words
  1. 49.Chapter IV: In The Dark2,352 words
  2. 50.Chapter V: A Sudden Resolution6,096 words
  3. 51.Chapter VI: “I Am Coming, Too!”3,023 words
  4. 52.Chapter VII: The First And Rightful Lover6,106 words
  5. 53.Chapter VIII: Delirium5,402 words
  6. 54.Chapter I: The Beginning Of Perhotin’s Official Career2,751 words
  7. 55.Chapter II: The Alarm2,675 words
  8. 56.Chapter III: The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal3,505 words
  9. 57.Chapter IV: The Second Ordeal2,948 words
  10. 58.Chapter V: The Third Ordeal4,262 words
  11. 59.Chapter VI: The Prosecutor Catches Mitya3,088 words
  12. 60.Chapter VII: Mitya’s Great Secret. Received With Hisses4,653 words
  13. 61.Chapter VIII: The Evidence Of The Witnesses. The Babe3,852 words
  14. 62.Chapter IX: They Carry Mitya Away1,484 words
  15. 63.Chapter I: Kolya Krassotkin2,239 words
  16. 64.Chapter II: Children2,208 words
  17. 65.Chapter III: The Schoolboy2,779 words
  18. 66.Chapter IV: The Lost Dog3,224 words
  19. 67.Chapter V: By Ilusha’s Bedside6,539 words
  20. 68.Chapter VI: Precocity2,565 words
  21. 69.Chapter VII: Ilusha1,341 words
  22. 70.Chapter I: At Grushenka’s3,875 words
  23. 71.Chapter II: The Injured Foot4,333 words
  24. 72.Chapter III: A Little Demon2,465 words
  25. 73.Chapter IV: A Hymn And A Secret5,693 words
  26. 74.Chapter V: Not You, Not You!2,151 words
  27. 75.Chapter VI: The First Interview With Smerdyakov3,916 words
  28. 76.Chapter VII: The Second Visit To Smerdyakov3,777 words
  29. 77.Chapter VIII: The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov6,250 words
  30. 78.Chapter IX: The Devil. Ivan’s Nightmare7,828 words
  31. 79.Chapter X: “It Was He Who Said That”2,210 words
  32. 80.Chapter I: The Fatal Day2,794 words
  33. 81.Chapter II: Dangerous Witnesses3,745 words
  34. 82.Chapter III: The Medical Experts And A Pound Of Nuts2,269 words
  35. 83.Chapter IV: Fortune Smiles On Mitya3,920 words
  36. 84.Chapter V: A Sudden Catastrophe4,073 words
  37. 85.Chapter VI: The Prosecutor’s Speech. Sketches Of Character4,018 words
  38. 86.Chapter VII: An Historical Survey2,048 words
  39. 87.Chapter VIII: A Treatise On Smerdyakov4,077 words
  40. 88.Chapter IX4,514 words
  41. 89.Chapter X: The Speech For The Defense. An Argument That Cuts Both Ways1,693 words
  42. 90.Chapter XI: There Was No Money. There Was No Robbery2,802 words
  43. 91.Chapter XII: And There Was No Murder Either3,397 words
  44. 92.Chapter XIII: A Corrupter Of Thought3,394 words
  45. 93.Chapter XIV: The Peasants Stand Firm2,517 words
  46. 94.Chapter I: Plans For Mitya’s Escape2,180 words
  47. 95.Chapter II: For A Moment The Lie Becomes Truth3,034 words
  48. 96.Chapter III: Ilusha’s Funeral. The Speech At The Stone4,068 words