Dostoevskii and Britain

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This essential reference source for Dostoevskii scholars charts the great novelist's relationship to, and reception in, Britain. Reprinting a number of articles for the first time in English, as well as essays by noted British scholars, this book brings together a wealth of material on Dostoevskii's visit to Britain, the extent to which he drew inspiration from British writers and thinkers, and the impact he made on the culture. A detailed bibliography designed to assist further research is appended.

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' ... provides a vivid portrait of Dostoevsky, not only as an attentive reader of Shakespeare and Dickens but as a person possessing a good knowledge of British history and current affairs.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'This is an important book'. The Slavonic and East European Review 'a stimulating and useful collection of essays [...] ...should whet the appetite of all those students who are fascinated and inspired by the thoughts, ideas and genius of Dostoevskii' New Zealand Slavonic Journal

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W J Leatherbarrow Professor of Russian,University of Sheffield