About “A Gentle Creature”
"A Gentle Creature", also translated as "The Meek One", is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in November 1876. A first-person stream-of-consciousness narrative subtitled "A Fantastic Story", it chronicles the relationship between a pawnbroker and a girl who frequents his shop, inspired by a news report Dostoyevsky read about a seamstress's suicide. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1876
- Latest edition
- 2007 · ISBN 9781425070038
- ISBN
- 9780300162325
View more editions (8)
| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Gentle Spirit A Fantastic Story [EasyRead Edition] | 2007 | 9781425070038 | Buy on Amazon |
 | A Gentle Spirit A Fantastic Story (Large Print) | 2007 | 9781425069155 | Buy on Amazon |
 | A Gentle Spirit A Fantastic Story [EasyRead Comfort Edition] | 2007 | 9781425070915 | Buy on Amazon |
 | A Gentle Spirit A Fantastic Story [EasyRead Large Edition] | 2007 | 9781425071790 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Gentle Spirit, A | 2006 | 9781425014605 | Buy on Amazon |
 | A Gentle Spirit | 2004 | 9781419101342 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Gentle spirit | 1995 | 0146001680 | Buy on Amazon |
| | Krotkai︠a︡ | 1876 | 9780300162325 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is A Gentle Creature?
A Gentle Creature by Fyodor Dostoevsky has 154 pages.
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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.