
Faith, doubt and family rivalry in 19th-century Russia — Dostoyevsky's greatest work.
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The Brothers Karamazov is the novel Dostoyevsky spent his whole life writing — a murder mystery, a philosophical earthquake, and one of the greatest books ever made.
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- Chapter I. Fyodor Pavlovitch KaramazovFree
- Chapter II.: He Gets Rid Of His Eldest SonFree
- Chapter III.: The Second Marriage And The Second FamilyFree
- Chapter IV.: The Third Son, AlyoshaFree
- Chapter V.: EldersFree
- Chapter I.: They Arrive At The MonasteryFree
- Chapter II.: The Old BuffoonFree
- Chapter III.: Peasant Women Who Have FaithFree
- Chapter IV.: A Lady Of Little FaithFree
- Chapter V.: So Be It! So Be It!Free
- Chapter VI.: Why Is Such A Man Alive?Free
- Chapter VII.: A Young Man Bent On A CareerFree
- Chapter VIII.: The Scandalous SceneFree
- Chapter I.: In The Servants’ QuartersFree
- Chapter II.: LizavetaFree
- Chapter III.: The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In VerseFree
- Chapter IV.: The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In AnecdoteFree
- Chapter V.: The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—“Heels Up”Free
- Chapter VI.: SmerdyakovFree
- Chapter VII.: The ControversyFree
- Chapter VIII.: Over The BrandyFree
- Chapter IX.: The SensualistsFree
- Chapter X.: Both TogetherFree
- Chapter XI.: Another Reputation RuinedFree
- Chapter I.: Father FerapontFree
- Chapter II.: At His Father’sFree
- Chapter III.: A Meeting With The SchoolboysFree
- Chapter IV.: At The Hohlakovs’Free
- Chapter V.: A Laceration In The Drawing‐RoomFree
- Chapter VI.: A Laceration In The CottageFree
- Chapter VII.: And In The Open AirFree
- Chapter I.: The EngagementFree
- Chapter II.: Smerdyakov With A GuitarFree
- Chapter III.: The Brothers Make FriendsFree
- Chapter IV.: RebellionFree
- Chapter V.: The Grand InquisitorFree
- Chapter VI.: For Awhile A Very Obscure OneFree
- Chapter VII.: “It’s Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man”Free
- Chapter I.: Father Zossima And His VisitorsFree
- Chapter II.: The DuelFree
- Chapter III.: Conversations And Exhortations Of Father ZossimaFree
- Chapter I.: The Breath Of CorruptionFree
- Chapter II.: A Critical MomentFree
- Chapter III.: An OnionFree
- Chapter IV.: Cana Of GalileeFree
- Chapter I.: Kuzma SamsonovFree
- Chapter II.: LyagavyFree
- Chapter III.: Gold‐MinesFree
- Chapter IV.: In The DarkFree
- Chapter V.: A Sudden ResolutionFree
- Chapter VI.: “I Am Coming, Too!”Free
- Chapter VII.: The First And Rightful LoverFree
- Chapter VIII.: DeliriumFree
- Chapter I.: The Beginning Of Perhotin’s Official CareerFree
- Chapter II.: The AlarmFree
- Chapter III.: The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First OrdealFree
- Chapter IV.: The Second OrdealFree
- Chapter V.: The Third OrdealFree
- Chapter VI.: The Prosecutor Catches MityaFree
- Chapter VII.: Mitya’s Great Secret. Received With HissesFree
- Chapter VIII.: The Evidence Of The Witnesses. The BabeFree
- Chapter IX.: They Carry Mitya AwayFree
- Chapter I.: Kolya KrassotkinFree
- Chapter II.: ChildrenFree
- Chapter III.: The SchoolboyFree
- Chapter IV.: The Lost DogFree
- Chapter V.: By Ilusha’s BedsideFree
- Chapter VI.: PrecocityFree
- Chapter VII.: IlushaFree
- Chapter I.: At Grushenka’sFree
- Chapter II.: The Injured FootFree
- Chapter III.: A Little DemonFree
- Chapter IV.: A Hymn And A SecretFree
- Chapter V.: Not You, Not You!Free
- Chapter VI.: The First Interview With SmerdyakovFree
- Chapter VII.: The Second Visit To SmerdyakovFree
- Chapter VIII.: The Third And Last Interview With SmerdyakovFree
- Chapter IX.: The Devil. Ivan’s NightmareFree
- Chapter X.: “It Was He Who Said That”Free
- Chapter I.: The Fatal DayFree
- Chapter II.: Dangerous WitnessesFree
- Chapter III.: The Medical Experts And A Pound Of NutsFree
- Chapter IV.: Fortune Smiles On MityaFree
- Chapter V.: A Sudden CatastropheFree
- Chapter VI.: The Prosecutor’s Speech. Sketches Of CharacterFree
- Chapter VII.: An Historical SurveyFree
- Chapter VIII.: A Treatise On SmerdyakovFree
- Chapter IX.: The Galloping Troika. The End Of The Prosecutor’s Speech.Free
- Chapter XFree
- Chapter XI.: There Was No Money. There Was No RobberyFree
- Chapter XII.: And There Was No Murder EitherFree
- Chapter XIII.: A Corrupter Of ThoughtFree
- Chapter XIV.: The Peasants Stand FirmFree
- Chapter I.: Plans For Mitya’s EscapeFree
- Chapter II.: For A Moment The Lie Becomes TruthFree
- Chapter III.: Ilusha’s Funeral. The Speech At The StoneFree
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