Excerpt from Fyodor Dostoevsky a Critical Study, Vol. 5 I swear to you that though I have received much recognition, possibly more than I deserve, still the critics, the literary critics, who certainly have often - no, rather, very seldom-praised me, nevertheless have always spoken of me so lightly and superficially that I am obliged to assume that all those things which my heart brought forth in pain and tribulation, and which came directly from my soul, have simply passed unperceived. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.