The overnight success of his debut story had already made the young man a celebrity, but he was convinced that the follow-up would seal his literary fame for good, writing to his bro ther Mikhail on the day of publication that “Golyadkin is ten times better than Poor People. The Double was Fyodor Dostoevsky’s second published work, appearing in the journal Notes of the Fatherland in February 1846, hot on the heels of the rapturously received Poor People. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not be resold, lent, hired out or otherwise circulated without the express prior consent of the publisher. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Every effort has been made to ascertain and acknowledge their copyright status, but should there have been any unwitting oversight on our part, we would be happy to rectify the error in subsequent printings.Īll rights reserved.
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Translation and Introduction © Hugh Aplin, 2004, 2013 This new edition first published by Alma Classics in 2016. This translation first published by Hesperus Press Ltd in 2004Ī new, revised edition first published by Alma Classics in 2013 The Double first published in Russian in 1846
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