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Published:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2008].
Physical Desc:
xxviii, 658 pages : map ; 20 cm
Lexile measure:
1040L
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After fifteen years of treatment for epilepsy in a Swiss institution, Prince Mishkin returns to St. Petersburg to find a jaded mid-19th century social world. At first, the kindly, almost childlike prince is taken for an idiot. But the two most beautiful women in town are soon competing for his affections in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.

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FICTION Dostoyevsky, F.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780199536399, 0199536392
UPC:
99931606527
Lexile measure:
1040

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General Note
First published as a World's classics paperback, 1992; reissued as an Oxford word's classics paperback, 1998; reissued 2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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After fifteen years of treatment for epilepsy in a Swiss institution, Prince Mishkin returns to St. Petersburg to find a jaded mid-19th century social world. At first, the kindly, almost childlike prince is taken for an idiot. But the two most beautiful women in town are soon competing for his affections in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, F., Myers, A., & Leatherbarrow, W. J. (2008). The idiot. New York, Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881, Alan. Myers and William J. Leatherbarrow. 2008. The Idiot. New York, Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881, Alan. Myers and William J. Leatherbarrow, The Idiot. New York, Oxford University Press, 2008.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, et al. The Idiot. New York, Oxford University Press, 2008.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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