David Magarshack

"Tolstoy produced many drafts of Anna Karenina. Crafting and recrafting each sentence with careful intent, he was anything but casual in his use of language. His project, translator Marian Schwartz observes, "was to bend language to his will, as an instrument of his aesthetic and moral convictions." In her magnificent new translation, Schwartz embraces Tolstoy's unusual style - she is the first English language translator ever to do so. Previous translations...

Seven short works by the great 19th century Russian author, including the influential novella Notes from Underground.

In 'The Devils, ' or, 'The Possessed, ' Dostoyevsky created a chilling and prophetic story of revolutionaries and nihilists plotting the overthrow of the Russian government and the downfall of the Russian church. It focuses on the complex and tormented character of Stavrogin, a desperate man whose loss of faith makes him dangerous.

Presents a collection of short stories by the Russian author, including "White Nights, " "Notes from the Underground, " and "A Gentle Creature."