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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, a public-domain English classic presented in a clean, phone-friendly edition. Browse this historical classic free on Soma.
The story
chapters
01Chapter I. Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov# The Brothers Karamazov→02Chapter II. He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son## Chapter II.→03Chapter III. The Second Marriage And The Second Family## Chapter III.→04Chapter IV. The Third Son, Alyosha## Chapter IV.→05Chapter V. Elders## Chapter V.→06Chapter I. They Arrive At The Monastery## Chapter I.→07Chapter II. The Old Buffoon## Chapter II.→08Chapter III. Peasant Women Who Have Faith## Chapter III.→09Chapter IV. A Lady Of Little Faith## Chapter IV.→10Chapter V. So Be It! So Be It!## Chapter V.→11Chapter VI. Why Is Such A Man Alive?## Chapter VI.→12Chapter VII. A Young Man Bent On A Career## Chapter VII.→13Chapter VIII. The Scandalous Scene## Chapter VIII.→14Chapter I. In The Servants’ Quarters## Chapter I.→15Chapter II. Lizaveta## Chapter II.→16Chapter III. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Verse## Chapter III.→17Chapter IV. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Anecdote## Chapter IV.→18Chapter V. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—“Heels Up”## Chapter V.→19Chapter VI. Smerdyakov## Chapter VI.→20Chapter VII. The Controversy## Chapter VII.→21Chapter VIII. Over The Brandy## Chapter VIII.→22Chapter IX. The Sensualists## Chapter IX.→23Chapter X. Both Together## Chapter X.→24Chapter XI. Another Reputation Ruined## Chapter XI.→25Chapter I. Father Ferapont## Chapter I.→26Chapter II. At His Father’s## Chapter II.→27Chapter III. A Meeting With The Schoolboys## Chapter III.→28Chapter IV. At The Hohlakovs’## Chapter IV.→29Chapter V. A Laceration In The Drawing-Room## Chapter V.→30Chapter VI. A Laceration In The Cottage## Chapter VI.→31Chapter VII. And In The Open Air## Chapter VII.→32Chapter I. The Engagement## Chapter I.→33Chapter II. Smerdyakov With A Guitar## Chapter II.→34Chapter III. The Brothers Make Friends## Chapter III.→35Chapter IV. Rebellion## Chapter IV.→36Chapter V. The Grand Inquisitor## Chapter V.→37Chapter VI. For Awhile A Very Obscure One## Chapter VI.→38Chapter VII. “It’s Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man”## Chapter VII.→39Chapter I. Father Zossima And His Visitors## Chapter I.→40Chapter II. The Duel## Chapter II.→41Chapter III. Conversations And Exhortations Of Father Zossima## Chapter III.→42Chapter I. The Breath Of Corruption## Chapter I.→43Chapter II. A Critical Moment## Chapter II.→44Chapter III. An Onion## Chapter III.→45Chapter IV. Cana Of Galilee## Chapter IV.→46Chapter I. Kuzma Samsonov## Chapter I.→47Chapter II. Lyagavy## Chapter II.→48Chapter III. Gold-Mines## Chapter III.→49Chapter IV. In The Dark## Chapter IV.→50Chapter V. A Sudden Resolution## Chapter V.→51Chapter VI. “I Am Coming, Too!”## Chapter VI.→52Chapter VII. The First And Rightful Lover## Chapter VII.→53Chapter VIII. Delirium## Chapter VIII.→54Chapter I. The Beginning Of Perhotin’s Official Career## Chapter I.→55Chapter II. The Alarm## Chapter II.→56Chapter III. The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal## Chapter III.→57Chapter IV. The Second Ordeal## Chapter IV.→58Chapter V. The Third Ordeal## Chapter V.→59Chapter VI. The Prosecutor Catches Mitya## Chapter VI.→60Chapter VII. Mitya’s Great Secret. Received With Hisses## Chapter VII.→61Chapter VIII. The Evidence Of The Witnesses. The Babe## Chapter VIII.→62Chapter IX. They Carry Mitya Away## Chapter IX.→63Chapter I. Kolya Krassotkin## Chapter I.→64Chapter II. Children## Chapter II.→65Chapter III. The Schoolboy## Chapter III.→66Chapter IV. The Lost Dog## Chapter IV.→67Chapter V. By Ilusha’s Bedside## Chapter V.→68Chapter VI. Precocity## Chapter VI.→69Chapter VII. Ilusha## Chapter VII.→70Chapter I. At Grushenka’s## Chapter I.→71Chapter II. The Injured Foot## Chapter II.→72Chapter III. A Little Demon## Chapter III.→73Chapter IV. A Hymn And A Secret## Chapter IV.→74Chapter V. Not You, Not You!## Chapter V.→75Chapter VI. The First Interview With Smerdyakov## Chapter VI.→76Chapter VII. The Second Visit To Smerdyakov## Chapter VII.→77Chapter VIII. The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov## Chapter VIII.→78Chapter IX. The Devil. Ivan’s Nightmare## Chapter IX.→79Chapter X. “It Was He Who Said That”## Chapter X.→80Chapter I. The Fatal Day## Chapter I.→81Chapter II. Dangerous Witnesses## Chapter II.→82Chapter III. The Medical Experts And A Pound Of Nuts## Chapter III.→83Chapter IV. Fortune Smiles On Mitya## Chapter IV.→84Chapter V. A Sudden Catastrophe## Chapter V.→85Chapter VI. The Prosecutor’s Speech. Sketches Of Character## Chapter VI.→86Chapter VII. An Historical Survey## Chapter VII.→87Chapter VIII. A Treatise On Smerdyakov## Chapter VIII.→88Chapter IX. The Galloping Troika. The End Of The Prosecutor’s Speech.## Chapter IX.→89Chapter X. The Speech For The Defense. An Argument That Cuts Both Ways## Chapter X.→90Chapter XI. There Was No Money. There Was No Robbery## Chapter XI.→91Chapter XII. And There Was No Murder Either## Chapter XII.→92Chapter XIII. A Corrupter Of Thought## Chapter XIII.→93Chapter XIV. The Peasants Stand Firm## Chapter XIV.→94Chapter I. Plans For Mitya’s Escape## Chapter I.→95Chapter II. For A Moment The Lie Becomes Truth## Chapter II.→96Chapter III. Ilusha’s Funeral. The Speech At The Stone## Chapter III.→