Category: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Any bookworm worth their salt can identify a book based on the first line or names of major characters, but can you select the correct title of a novel …

Even the most famous authors held down day jobs before their big break. And they aren’t always the ones that you might expect. Here are 20:   1. Charles …

Yesterday brought us the sad news of the death of the great British actor, John Hurt. He of the mellifluous voice and so many unforgettable roles on stage and screen. …

When I was a kid, I loved long books. When I was reading something, I wanted it to last forever. But then I got older and busier and suddenly …

If you take a look at the English literary canon, you’re bound to find particular stand-out heroines therein: Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet or Brontë’s Jane Eyre, for example. Yet, in …

First published in 1866, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment is widely considered to be one of the best realistic psychological novels ever written. What is perhaps less widely …