
Length12h 15m
About this audiobook
"The House of the Dead" is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1861 by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which portrays the life of convicts in a Siberian prison camp. The book is a loosely-knit collection of facts and events organised by "theme" rather than as a continuous story. Dostoyevsky himself spent four years in exile in such a camp following his conviction for involvement in the Petrashevsky Circle. This experience allowed him to describe with great authenticity the conditions of prison life and the characters of the convicts.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length12 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2INTRODUCTION
3PRISON LIFE IN SIBERIA.
4PART I.
5CHAPTER I. TEN YEARS A CONVICT
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6CHAPTER II. THE DEAD-HOUSE
7CHAPTER III. FIRST IMPRESSIONS
8CHAPTER IV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS (continued).
9CHAPTER V. FIRST IMPRESSIONS (continued)
10CHAPTER VI. THE FIRST MONTH
11CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST MONTH (continued)
12CHAPTER VIII. NEW ACQUAINTANCES—PETROFF
13CHAPTER IX. MEN OF DETERMINATION—LUKA
14CHAPTER X. ISAIAH FOMITCH—THE BATH—BAKLOUCHIN.
15CHAPTER XI. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
16CHAPTER XII. THE PERFORMANCE.
17Part II.
18CHAPTER I. THE HOSPITAL
19CHAPTER II. THE HOSPITAL (continued).
20CHAPTER III. THE HOSPITAL[4] (continued).
21CHAPTER IV. THE HUSBAND OF AKOULKA
22CHAPTER V. THE SUMMER SEASON
23CHAPTER VI. THE ANIMALS AT THE CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT
24CHAPTER VII. GRIEVANCES
25CHAPTER VIII. MY COMPANIONS
26CHAPTER IX. THE ESCAPE
27CHAPTER X. FREEDOM!