The Insulted and Injured

The Insulted and Injured is a novel written by the acclaimed Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. The story revolves around the life of a young writer named Ivan Petrovich who falls in love with a young girl named Natasha. However, their relationship is threatened when Natasha's father, Prince Valkovsky, disapproves of their union and forces her to marry a wealthy man instead.As the story progresses, Petrovich meets a destitute orphan named Nellie who is mistreated by her adoptive father. He takes her under his wing and tries to help her, but his actions are met with disdain by those around him. Meanwhile, Natasha's marriage is not what she expected it to be, and she finds herself stuck in a loveless relationship.The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption. It delves into the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of our actions. With its vivid descriptions and complex characters, The Insulted and Injured is a classic work of Russian literature that continues to captivate readers today.1915. Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, is considered one of the most outstanding and influential writers of modern literature. In The Insulted and Injured he first explores one of his major themes, the beneficial effects of suffering. The novel begins: Last year, on the evening of March 22, I had a very strange adventure. All that day I had been walking about the town trying to find a lodging. My old one was very damp, and I had begun to have an ominous cough. Ever since the autumn I had been meaning to move, but I had hung on till the spring. I had not been able to find anything decent all day. In the first place I wanted a separate tenement, not a room in other people¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s lodgings; secondly, though I could do with one room, it must be a large one, and, of course, it had at the same time to be as cheap as possible. I have observed that in a confined space even thought is cramped. When I was brooding over a future novel I liked to walk up and down the room. By the way, I always like better brooding over my works and dreaming how they should be written than actually writing them. And this really is not from laziness. Why is it? See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.