White Nights (1848) is among Dostoyevsky’s most beloved early works — a gentle, melancholy novella about a lonely dreamer who falls in love during four enchanted St. Petersburg summer nights. This collection also gathers several of his other shorter fiction pieces, showcasing the emotional range he displayed before his Siberian exile.
Readers who know only Dostoyevsky’s later grand novels will find these shorter works a revealing window into a more intimate register. Grab the free EPUB and let these luminous stories come alive on your device.