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by  Fyodor Dostoevsky

PAGES FROMT HE
JOURNAL OF ANA UTHOR
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
Translatebdy
S.K OTELIANSKY
AND
J.M IDDLETON MURRY
BOSTON
JOHN W. LUCE AND CO.
1916

CONTENTS
I'AUit
THE DREA\IO F A QUEEHF ELLOW 3
PUSHKI�-
CHAP. I. AWO RD OF EXPLANATION CO!\"CERNDIG THE
SPEECH ON PUSIIKI:>; PUBLISHED BELOW 33
" II.A SPEECH DELIVERED ON 8TH JUNE 1880,
AT TilE !IIEETINGO F TI-lE SOCIET0Y1 '
LOVERS OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE • 47
" Ill.T AIONO THE OPPORTUNITY. FOUH SER-
MONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS READ TO
ME ON THE OCCASION OF ONE I.I:CTURE,
DY :0.1.GR ADOVSKY. WITH AN ADVER­
TISEMENT TO M. GIIADOVSKV 69

INTRODUCTION
UP to tphree stehnEetn glpiusbhl ic-iantn hdi s
Id on ofto orn meo menptr ettehnadtt h Een glish
publiisdc i fferfernotam n yo ther-fhoanusdi t
difficulcto ntcoet ihvaaetn ovelcainso,tri ndeed
shoubleda ,n ytheilnstgeh aan t elolfes rt ories.
Thahte shoualp dhi lboes oipnth hesere ntshea t
hiwso rskh oultdh pebr eo foeuxnpdr esosfhi iosn
attittuodwea rldisf teh a;tt h iast titsuhdoeu ld
decidem antnhieenrw hichhep resehnietsxs p eri­
enc;ea sn d fintahlalty b oyvn ilryto fut ehp ea ssion
whicthh e prorbaltehtmeh ra tnh ef acotf l ife
awakeinns hihse i sswoo urltt hoy cbael al egdr eat
novelist-tyhefetas frer obamer icn gc otmhmeo n­
placoefcs r ititchiatsthm es yh oubled.
Iti sn ot thet rwuhotofhtl hene o velTihset .
novedloiesistn deteeadl s lt oorfly i vaensmd i sriees
andt riumtphhast paarrtei caunldha urm a;nb ut
hea lssop eaak psa rabTlheo.s weh or eatdh e
storyd oan nodt undetrhspeta arnadab rlpeee r­
hapbsl esbsuetdt ,h eayr bel esasset dh peo oirn
spirAintd.t howsheo p rofteosu sn derstthaen d
parable lwoivtihanongudb t e inmgo vebdy t he
humaniotfty h es toarryle i aarnsd,t heirse no
healitnth h em. thOisnsi dEen glriesahd aenrds
IXTRODUCTION
Vlll
Englcirsiht iwciinlslomf tia lO.n t hoet hietwri ll
andd oes.
Andy etth ies siusse i mplAena. r tigsrteo,ar t
smawlolr,fk so r stahlev aotfhi ioosnw ns oualb ove
alolt htehri ngIsf. w hoer kfsoo rt htehri nhges
isaj uorneymaanndah irelIifhn egi .sa n ovelist,
hem ayw ribteec ahuesl eo oukpso tnh weo ralndd
seetsh aitit g so oadn,dh is ijssou yct hh ahte must
recreiatfto oert heirnsf,u wsietdth h jeo tyh ahte
hafso unidni t.B uti tmu snto bte f oortgttehna t
joya nda cceptaarneac pee rfaencdtc omplete
philosoTphheyya. r ee vetnh eg reatoefas ltl
philoswohpehtnih eesdy o n ote xclmuidseg iving
andp erplewxhietndy o,u bitsw eighiendt he
balaangcaei cnesrtt aainndct ayn nporte vaBiult.
artilsitktseh ebseel otnotg h hee rooefos l dT.h e
manw hoi nm odetrinm weassm osrti cehnldyo wed
witthh eirw saTpsoi lrsittBo uit. o tlhcdeo nfidence
lehfitm a,n lde fta p hrietmyo d oubatnstd o rments
thaste emteodh iasc cepmtiinnsdgo h orrainbdl e
unnatutrhaahlte d arendo tr evetahle mT.h ere
habse enno ne Tloilksteth oeihs uen dryeeda rfsor,
hidse eapn dm iracujlooiyun ls i ;f aen d tihfi s
failheidms ,ue rlwye m ay contchlauttdh eea g e
ofa cceptiasn cpeaa nsdtt h,a tth mee nw how ill
spefaokr the houftm hafenu ittuwyri elb let hose
whoh avwer estltehde liairlvl leo sn g awg irteha t
doubt,w iwlehlno d eavtoopu rro vteh atth eirse
a goohdo paen,dy ewti lallw aiynts h ehiera orft
hearmtiss trtuhsetri era sonIi hnagv.se a iwde
INTRODUCTION lX
mayc oncltuhdi;es b uti ti si ndeneomd a ttoefr
concluosrai rognu meIntti .sn owb ecoam pea rt
ofo uirn heritance.
Butt haatg reaartt sihsotu bleed s sentliiaklel y
ourselveisss- oht ahrifdso mra nyt oa lloAwr.t
musbte a miratcolt eh emo,ri ti sn oatr tT.h at
thesyh oubletd a kebnyt hsel eeavnedi nvittoe d
looikn ttoh see rceitm pulosfte hsae r tissotui'lss
som ucsha critlote hgeemt ,h aetv ent hiehfya ve
seetnh ewyi ldle ntyh aatn ythwianstg h erAen.d
perhtahpesay r sep eaktirnugt Phe.r hatphsei rse
nootn gee nelriafbleu ,tm anlyi v;e sabnedt ween
theamg uliffis x esdot, h attho en wei nlelv uenrd er­
statnhdoe t heBru.tt hewriels lt ibletl h o<>c who
belitehveem seolntv hese sofit dheae r tiasntds ,
whob,e catuhseeby e liietwv,ie lb let ruolnyt heir
sidweh,ob elitehvaseto mehaorwit st he supreme
humaanc tivitiyt,i sat nah bastt racbtr iaenfd
chronoifct liem e,l iofofef , pahlill osoaplhli es,
aspiraatlirloe n2se.l,si .Tt ihewyi lnle vebre lieve
thaatr its s eatp art frobmy t htgehu elmof fa
miraocrlt eh,at th seo ule voetfnh ger eataemsotng
artipsatssst ehse uinrd erstaPnedrihnagp.s they
arwer onbgu,tt hewyi lglot ot hegirra vient he
delusfioowrni t,h iottu hte cya nnloitv e.
Firtsout n derstthaenmds etlhvetenosr ,e ach out
atfer stohuoelf ts h mei ghotnye wsh oh avsep oken
fotrh etmo,l iivmtea yb el onebluyat,t l eauspto n
thhee ighPtesr.h atphsii ssa ftaelrol n loyn eof
manyl ivbeusti, t i sn oi gnoobnleeA. n dw hat
X INTRODUCTION
ift hhee igahrtncso hte igahtta sls lo,l onagsw e
belitehveey aanrdte ob, e lioetvhee riwsit,sou e s ,
ani ncrefdoilb?ll Oyen et hinigsc ertain-that
thjey o ofd iosvceriinn gg ar eaartt tihsatdt e ep
communiwtiyt,h owuhti cuhn derstainsod nilnyg
a phraisseu ,n diviadnedud n mistakTaobi lte .
theirnse o s howraty h,o weveOrn.ec aonn lhyo ld
oneb'rsae tha ndl isftoetrnh eun dertiontn hee,
surken oewdlgteh aitti s tthoeb rehe e arTdh.a t
toiosu n mtiaskeab.Tl herceo meams o menwth en
onfee etlhsae tv ewr�yr dt hahte riesa dcionmge s
frowmi thhiinma ,n dn oftr owimt houatn ym ore,
whehne ciosn scoifno outsh biunttgh teh rob and
thaen guoifsa hh umasno utlh aatto nciesa ndi s
nohti osw n.U potnh amto menhtec aonn lwya it.
Ins of aarst hamto menctab ne h elda nisyni ngle
expresosfai nao rntt i'lssi fe-sltornigvi itin scg o,n ­
tainienTd h eD reaomfa Q ueer FeTlhlevo ewr.y
titmlieg hste rfvoear n a ccouonftt h ew holoef
Dostoevskayn'dws o rlki.f e
Iti asn e pitoofmt eh e prowbhliectmhos r mented
him.A ndy eti ts eemssos impalneds traight­
forw:a rddar eam, anotheoru orww onar, l d like
beatliifiifcnea g oldaenndi nnocaegneat,n dt hen
thken owleodfgg oeoa dn d aenvdit lhf ela lI.t i s
nost ov erdyi ffefrreotnmht ue n iyelresgaelon fd
Paradoifts hewe,o rwlidt hpoauito nfw hich man­
kinhda dsr eamseidnd cree ams bBeegcaanui.st e
is ssiom piltse h,o ublerd e ceiwvietfdhe airnt, h e
spiitir nw hicDho stoehvismksyse aliftd h ahte
INTRODUCTION xi
fearesdi mplmee n farm oret hanc omplemxe n.
Greatm en knowt hec oldt_e rroorf a llu ltimate
simp�itiwehs�,_t nh es outlr emblweist thh el onging
tob ed one \vitdhr eamasn dt ormentasn,dt os ny
clearalnydo ncfe ora lly,e ao r_naayn,d y etb ecause
ofi ttsr c�bltiin1eg· t�ncgaunen ostp eak.
Theraer em anyo ft hesuel timastiem pliciitni es
thidsr eamo fD ostoevskyI'nst.oi th.e ,t heg reat
fightefro rh umanitsye,e mtso h aveg athertehde m
al;l perhaptsoh avet rieidn,t hel asyte arosf h is
lifbee forhee g rapplweidt hh isfi nala chievement,
The Brotherst oKs aaycr laemaartlzoty oh vew ,or ld
whati th ardly undertshtaohtoe dw ,a sc ontending
oni tbse halafg ainas dte spawihri chi,fi to nceto ok
holdo fh umanh eartwso,u llde avteh emd ead.
TheD reaomfa Q ueFel'rl lowwr-iItt eh ew ords
againa nd theya ppeard oublyp regnanwti th
meaningI.t i sa truaen dt erripbhlrea set:r ue,
becauwsee a rea lqlu eefre llodwrse ami;n agn dw e
areq ueejru sbte cauwsee dream; terribbleec,a use
oft hev astneosfst heu nknownw hichi tc arries
withiint seblefc,a usiets etlso osteh et remendous
anda wfuqlu esti:o Wnh at ifw e arco nlqyue er
fellodwrse ami?ng W hat ifb ehintdh ev eitlh e
trutihsl eerianngdj eeriantog u rq ueerneansdso ur
dream?s 'Vhaitft heq ueefre lloofwt hes torwye re
righbt,e foherd er eame?d Whati fi tw erer eally
altlh es ame?
What ifi tw erea llt hes amen oto nceb uta
millitoinm esl,i faef telri fweo,r ladf tewro rldt,h e
Xll INTRODUCTION
samep aint,h es amed oubtt,h es amed ream?s
Theq ueefre llwoewn tb uto ned ay'jso urnaelyo ng
thee ternarle currenwchei cht hreatehnusm an
mindsa ndh umand estini'eVsh.e nh e returned
hew asq ueerT.h erew asa nothemra n wentt he
samej ourney.F riedriNcihe tzscdhree ametdh is
veryd reami nt hem ountainosft heE ngadine.
Whenh er eturnheedt oow asq ueer.
'Vherseh alal b oundb es ett ot her avagoefst his
diseaosfek nowledagned d espairW?i thouwte
area st heb easttsh apte rishw;i thi tw e perisahs
theb easthsa,v intgh oughat f ewq ueetrh oughts,
havindgo nea fewq ueetrh inghsa,v indgr eamead
fewq ueedrr eamsE.l sewhe1rI eh avet rietdos how
wherDeo stoevshkiym sesltfr ovteos ett heb oun;d
andt hath e coulndo ts eti tt hissi dheu manity.
Fort hem 0mentl eitt s ufficet haDto stoevsskpye nt
hisfi nals trengitnht hee ffortto c reatae n ewl ife
anda newm an.
TheD reaomf Qau eFeerl lcoawme t om y knmv­
ledglea tew,he nm y thoughutp onD ostoevsw·kays
alreadfyo rme;d ifi th adn otb eens oI might
honesthlayv eb eena blteo s ayt haitt w ast hek ey
toh isw ork.B utn owI don otb elieivte. A lone,
itm ayb eo nlay simplbee,a utiafnudlt ragsitco r:y
I don ot knowB.u tw hent hem emoryi sc rowded
withv isioonfsa llt heq ueefre llowwist hw hom
Dostoevspkeyo plehdi st erriwbolrel dw,h ent hey
1 FyodoDro sloet•As kcyr.i tisctauld byy J. i\liddleton
l\1 urry(.S er.ker.)