The House of the Dead

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Man is a creature that can get used to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The House of the Dead

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Topic

Adaptability Nature of man

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Source

The House of the Dead

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Definition

Language

Russian

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Записки из Мёртвого дома [The House of the Dead]." Vremya, 1860-1862.

Current Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The House of the Dead, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 1986.