Short Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Short Stories, credited to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Read in English by John Van Stan This is a collection of short stories written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Dostoevsky), who is arguably better-known for his lengthy, contemplative novels. Several of his trademark philosophical, political and religious themes are interwoven throughout these short stories, for example: "Dream of a Ridiculous Man" critiques European nihilism; "The Crocodile" has notes of Russian political commentary; and "Bobok" is critically acclaimed as top-rate Menippean satire. Dostoevsky also provides a Christmas story ("The Heavenly Christmas Tree") with a biting social commentary. - Summary by jvanstan

Recording facts

• Recording title: Short Stories
• Author credits: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 9:25:32

Catalogue topics

• Christmas
• holiday
• an honest thief
• a novel in nine letters
• another man's wife
• the heavenly christmas tree
• the crocodile
• bobok

Track guide

1. 01 - An Honest Thief — 47:50
2. 02 - A Novel in Nine Letters — 32:25
3. 03 - An Unpleasant Predicament (Part 1) — 39:51
4. 04 - An Unpleasant Predicament (Part 2) — 37:00
5. 05 - An Unpleasant Predicament (Part 3) — 39:25
6. 06 - An Unpleasant Predicament (Part 4) — 37:55
7. 07 - Another Man's Wife (Part 1) — 53:10
8. 08 - Another Man's Wife (Part 2) — 51:35
9. 09 - The Heavenly Christmas Tree — 12:05
10. 10 - A Peasant Marey — 14:25
11. 11 - The Crocodile (Part 1) — 25:21
12. 12 - The Crocodile (Part 2) — 22:50
13. 13 - The Crocodile (Part 3) — 29:25
14. 14 - The Crocodile (Part 4) — 21:00
15. 15 - Bobok — 44:55
16. 16 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man — 56:20

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