Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoevsky was introduced to literature at an early age through fairy tales and legends, and through books by Russian and foreign authors. His mother died in 1837 when he was 15, and around the same time, he left school to enter the Nikolayev Military Engineering Institute. After graduating, he worked as an engineer and briefly enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, translating books to earn extra money. In the mid-1840s he wrote his first novel, Poor Folk, which gained him entry into Saint Petersburg's literary circles.
The shorter works of one of the world's greatest writers, including The Gambler and Notes from Underground
Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky includes:
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
WHITE NIGHTS
THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN
AN HONEST THIEF
AN UNPLEASANT PREDICAMENT
ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE
THE HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS TREE
THE PEASANT MAREY
THE CROCODILE
BOBOK
THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN
THE GAMBLER
