The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky Translated by Constance Garnett 1913 First Edition Cloth Hardback Book

The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Translated by Constance Garnett | First Edition | Published 1913

Condition: Good
A solid copy in good condition for a book of its age — binding intact and holding firm, pages complete with the expected toning and some foxing consistent with a 110-year-old volume.  This includes the owner's name to ffep, The red covers have corner bumps and sunning to spine area along with nicks and small tears; there is a white line mark to front cover. A presentable and collectable copy.

This is the celebrated Constance Garnett translation of Dostoevsky's great political novel — one of the most significant works in the Russian literary canon. First published in English in 1913, Garnett's translation introduced generations of English-speaking readers to Dostoevsky and remains one of the most historically important renderings of his work. The Possessed (also known as Demons) is a sweeping, darkly comic masterpiece exploring nihilism, political radicalism, and the chaos of ideas unmoored from morality.

First editions of Garnett's Dostoevsky translations are increasingly scarce and sought after by collectors of Russian literature, Victorian and Edwardian translation history, and early twentieth-century publishing.

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