{"product_id":"the-possessed","title":"The Possessed","description":"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, by STRONGFyodor Dostoevsky, is part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFamous for accurately predicting twentieth-century totalitarianism,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDostoevsky\u003c\/b\u003e's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an emphatic howl of protest against the fervor of revolution and terrorism that gripped Russia toward the end of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBased on a true event, in which a young revolutionary was murdered by his comrades,\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovoked a storm of controversy for its harsh depiction of a ruthless band of Russian intellectuals, atheists, socialists, anarchists, and other radicals who attempt to incite the population of a small provincial town to revolt against the government. In contrast to Dostoevsky's savage portrait of these radicals and the violent ideas that have possessed them like demons, the author expresses great sympathy for workers and other ordinary people ill-served by those who presume to speak in their name.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOften regarded as the greatest political novel ever written,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshowcases Dostoevsky's genius for characterization, his amazing insight into the human heart, and his shattering criticism of the desire to sway and control the thought and behavior of others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48783468560658,"sku":"","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/ThePossessed.jpg?v=1713338589","url":"https:\/\/www.goode-books.com\/en-gb\/products\/the-possessed","provider":"Good E-Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}