1838-1880

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Letters and Reminiscences
Letters
47
Period
1838-1880

About This Collection

A remarkable collection spanning over three decades (1849-1880) of Fyodor Dostoevsky's life, from a young writer sentenced to death to his final triumph at the Pushkin celebration in Moscow. These 46 letters and reminiscences offer an intimate window into the mind of one of literature's greatest psychological and philosophical novelists. The collection includes his profound death sentence letter, correspondence from European exile discussing The Idiot and The Devils, Anna Grigorevna's memoirs of their struggles, the moving Pushkin celebration letters, and philosophical exchanges with Konstantin Pobiedonoszev about The Brothers Karamazov. Together, they reveal Dostoevsky's creative process, spiritual struggles, and unwavering faith amid poverty, illness, and persecution.

Compiled by: Translated by S. S. Koteliansky and J. Middleton Murry
Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1923. Includes letters to Apollon Maikov, Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky, and Konstantin Pobiedonoszev, along with reminiscences by Anna Grigorevna. 46 posts covering the death sentence (1849), European exile (1867-1870), return to Russia (1871-1872), and final years working on The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880).

Complete Letters Collection

Undated

About This Collection

Letter 0
December 22, 1849

Sentenced to Death

To: Mihail Mihailovich Dostoevsky
Letter 1
Undated

Introduction to the Maikov Letters

Letter 2
December 31, 1867 (Old Style) / January 12, 1868 (New Style)

The Idea of a Thoroughly Good Man

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 3
February 18 / March 1, 1868

I Don't Want Even Success

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 4
February 20 / March 3, 1868

The Man's Christian Name

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 5
March 2 / 14, 1868

I Am Done For

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 6
March 20 / April 2, 1868

An Angelic Soul

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 7
May 15 / 27, 1869

The Disintegration of the West

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 8
August 14 / 26, 1869

The Loss of One Child

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 9
October 9 / 21, 1870

The Devils Entered into the Swine

To: Apollon Nikolayevich Maikov
Letter 10
Undated

Editorial Introduction to Reminiscences

Letter 11
Undated

Our Return to Russia in 1871

Letter 12
Undated

The Beginning of the Struggle with the Creditors

Letter 13
Undated

Life in Petersburg and the Shorthand Affair

Letter 14
Undated

Introduction to the Pushkin Celebration Letters

Letter 15
May 23-24, 1880

First Letter from Moscow - The Postponement

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 16
May 25–26, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (III - First Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 17
May 27, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (IV - First Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 18
May 25–26, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (III - First Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 19
May 27, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (IV - First Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 20
V, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (V - First Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 21
VI, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (VI)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 22
May 30, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (VII)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 23
May 31, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (VIII)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 24
June 2–3, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (IX)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 25
X, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (X)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 26
June 5, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (XI)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 27
June 7, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (XII)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 28
XII, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (XII)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 29
June 8, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (XIII)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 30
I, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (I - Second Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 31
II, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (II - Second Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 32
III, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (III - Second Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 33
May 19, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (IV - Second Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 34
III, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (III - Second Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 35
May 19, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (IV - Second Series)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 36
V, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (V)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 37
VI, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (VI)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 38
VI, 1880

Letter to Anna from Moscow (VI)

To: Anna Grigorevna Dostoevsky
Letter 39
Undated

Dostoevsky and Pobiedonoszev - Introduction

Letter 40
May 19, 1879

Letter to Pobiedonoszev I - On Pro and Contra

To: Konstantin Petrovich Pobiedonoszev
Letter 41
August 9-21, 1879

Letter to Pobiedonoszev II - The Russian Monk

To: Konstantin Petrovich Pobiedonoszev
Letter 42
August 24, 1879

Letter to Pobiedonoszev III - On The Brothers Karamazov

To: Konstantin Petrovich Pobiedonoszev
Letter 43
May 19, 1880

Letter to Pobiedonoszev IV - Before the Pushkin Speech

To: Konstantin Petrovich Pobiedonoszev
Letter 44
July 25, 1880

Letter to Pobiedonoszev V - Father Alexey Nadiozhin

To: Konstantin Petrovich Pobiedonoszev
Letter 45
August 16, 1880

Letter to Pobiedonoszev VI - Finishing the Karamazovs

To: Konstantin Petrovich Pobiedonoszev
Letter 46