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Although this is a very short book compared to Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamozov, and other works by Dostoevksy, The Eternal Husband is considered by many to be one of Dostoevsky's most perfect works. It displays the full range of Dostoevsky's genius. The novel is a profound exploration of imitative rivalry and the duality of human consciousness.

Told from the point of view of a rich and idle man who is confronted by a rival, the husband of his former, and now deceased, mistress, the story concerns the interchanging hatred and love of the two men. The book has both emotional power and an uncompromising insight into the human condition.

Public Domain (P)1986 Jimcin Recordings Classics Marriage
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Not FD’s finest writing or characterisation. Written under pressure when he wanted to be writing Devils. The narrator tries hard but doesn’t have the range of voices to aid the narrative

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I couldn’t complete the book. Wasted my money. Waste. Waste. Waste waste waste waste waste waste

Archaic narrator. Slow story, still waiting

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