Key dimensions of Dostoevskii's writing and life are explored in this collection of specially commissioned essays. The essays are well supported by supplementary material including a chronology of Dostoevskii's life and detailed guides to further reading. Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for scholars and students. Notes on contributors ix Editor's note xi Chronology xii Introduction 1(20) J. Leatherbarrow Dostoevskii and the Russian folk heritage 21(26) Faith Wigzell Dostoevskii and literature: works of the 1840s 47(19) W. J. Leatherbarrow Dostoevskii as a professional writer 66(27) William Mills Todd, III Dostoevskii and money 93(18) Boris Christa Dostoevskii and the intelligentsia 111(20) Derek Offord Dostoevskii and psychology 131(17) Robert L. Belknap Dostoevskii and religion 148(27) Malcolm V. Jones Dostoevskii and the family 175(16) Susanne Fusso Dostoevskii and science 191(21) Diane Oenning Thompson Conclusion: reading Dostoevskii 212(23) Gary Saul Morson Guide to further reading 235(4) Index 239