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Poor Folk

Poor Folk

by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881

BookID: 2302

Language:English

Translator:Hogarth, C. J. (Charles James), 1869-1942

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Friendship -- FictionRussia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- FictionPoor -- Fiction

Description

"Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel written between 1844 and 1845. Told through letters between two impoverished distant relatives, Makar Devushkin and Varvara Dobroselova, the story reveals their struggles with poverty in St. Petersburg. As they share books and support each other through hardship, an unusual friendship develops. When a wealthy widower proposes to Dobroselova, their bond faces its greatest test, forcing both characters to confront their circumstances and desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

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