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The Idiot
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Laura
Apr 14, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: russian-fiction, fiction-19th-century, gutenberg, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, classics, read-2010
After years spent abroad being treated for epilepsy, Prince Myshkin courageously returns to Russian society. Stars Paul Rhys.

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Free download available at Project Gutenberg. ...more
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Jason
Jul 17, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: public-domain, library, audio-book
It was okay not as thrilling as The Brothers Karamazov, but okay. The characters in this novel had serious problems. Kinda slow for those not into classical literature. ...more
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