The Idiot
- First published
- 1869
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published serially in 1868–1869. It follows Prince Myshkin, a young nobleman whose Christian goodness and innocence lead worldly society to mistake him for simple-minded. Dostoevsky sets his "positively good and beautiful man" against the passions, desires, and egoism of contemporary Russian life, testing whether true Christian love can survive in a corrupt world. The result is a deeply personal work exploring profound moral and spiritual questions.
- Historical fiction
- Russia
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #2638. The Idiot on Wikipedia.
