An Honest Thief

Fyodor Dostoyevsky An Honest Thief is an 1848 short story that famously tells the tale of Emelyan Ilyitch the tragic drunk. It begins with our narrator conversing with Astafy Ivanovich an aged soldier and temporary lodger. An unfortunate coat theft leaves Astafy dismayed one day and a conversation is struck up between the two who seem to share the same dislike for thieves in general. One night however Astafy recounts to the narrator a story of an honest thief he had once met. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881) was a Russian novelist essayist short story writer journalist and philosopher. His literature examines human psychology during the turbulent social spiritual and political atmosphere of 19th-century Russia and he is considered one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. A prolific writer Dostoevsky produced 11 novels three novellas 17 short stories and numerous other works. Other notable works by this author include: Crime and Punishment (1866) Notes from the Underground (1864) and The Idiot (1869). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.