Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed

When the protagonist Ivan Ilyich Pralinsky drinks a little bit too much with his colleagues one day he expresses his desire for a philosophy founded upon the value of kindness and charity to those who are worse off than oneself. After he leaves Ivan encounters a wedding celebration which turns to be that of one of his underlings at work and his new philosophy is put to the test when he gatecrashes the festivities. Also translated as A Nasty Story An Unpleasant Predicament is a satirical story that will appeal to fans of short stories and the work of this seminal author in particular. 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.