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.