About this book
THE PERMANENT HUSBAND, also published as The Eternal Husband, is a psychological novella by the acclaimed Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The plot revolves around the intense and complex relationship between Velchaninov and Trusotsky. Velchaninov, the protagonist, is a former lover of the recently deceased wife of Trusotsky, the title character.
Some critics have ranked this novella among Dostoeyevsky’s best works because of its style and structure. Alfred Bem has called it "one of the most complete works by Dostoyevsky in regards to its composition and development. – Adapted from Wikipedia
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- 1Chapter 114:03 · read by Lee Smalley
- 2Chapter 228:30 · read by Lee Smalley
- 3Chapter 321:15 · read by Lee Smalley
- 4Chapter 414:14 · read by Lee Smalley
- 5Chapter 523:30 · read by Lee Smalley
- 6Chapter 616:27 · read by Lee Smalley
- 7Chapter 723:41 · read by Lee Smalley
- 8Chapter 813:18 · read by Lee Smalley
- 9Chapter 917:39 · read by Lee Smalley
- 10Chapter 1016:01 · read by Lee Smalley
- 11Chapter 1121:26 · read by Lee Smalley
- 12Chapter 1232:16 · read by Lee Smalley
- 13Chapter 1317:03 · read by Lee Smalley
- 14Chapter 1416:01 · read by Lee Smalley
- 15Chapter 1517:45 · read by Lee Smalley
- 16Chapter 1617:15 · read by Lee Smalley
- 17Chapter 1710:21 · read by Lee Smalley
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