Demons (everyman's Library, 182) · Extended & Simple

: Russian novels often use three names for one person (first name, patronymic, and surname). For example, Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin .

: Features an essay by Joseph Frank , the world’s leading Dostoevsky biographer, which provides vital historical context. Demons (Everyman's Library, 182)

: The novel was inspired by the real-life "Nechayev Affair" of 1869, in which a student named Ivan Ivanov was murdered by a revolutionary cell led by Sergey Nechayev. : Russian novels often use three names for

: The novel contrasts the "liberals of the 1840s" (represented by Stepan Verkhovensky) with their radical, nihilistic children (represented by Pyotr Verkhovensky), suggesting the former's idealism paved the way for the latter's violence. : The novel was inspired by the real-life

: Hardcover bound in full cloth, acid-free cream-colored paper, a silk ribbon marker, and a chronology of the author's life. Historical and Literary Context