Rereading Huckleberry Finn After James Why Twain’s Raft Still Endures
Huckleberry Finn is the story of a barefoot, half-feral Missouri boy who fakes his own murder to escape his drunk … Read more
19th Century Literature
The Village of Stepanchikovo Review: Why Dostoevsky’s Funniest Novel
Can a book about a domestic tyrant who forces people to call him “Your Excellency” actually be hilarious? Dostoevsky’s The … Read more
Notes from a Dead House: Dostoevsky’s Prison Memoir and Human Nature
Do you ever wonder why some people emerge from the worst conditions with their humanity intact while others are destroyed … Read more
The Gambler by Dostoevsky Review: Addiction, Obsession & Self-Destruction
Have you ever felt the terrifying pull of a gamble—not just with money, but with your entire future? Fyodor Dostoevsky’s … Read more