The Possessed
In a provincial Russian town, a group of nihilists and radicals led by the charismatic, sinister Pyotr Verkhovensky and the enigmatic Nikolai Stavrogin spirals into conspiracy, manipulation, and murder, dragging the community toward chaos. Dostoevsky’s darkly prophetic novel—also known as Demons—is a searing indictment of revolutionary fanaticism and the moral emptiness that can hide behind grand ideals. Savage, brilliant, and unsettlingly relevant, it foresaw the terrors that political extremism would unleash in the coming century. A complex and disturbing masterpiece, The Possessed probes the abyss of ideology and the human capacity for destruction with terrifying insight.
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pt. 1, Ch. 01: Introductory (Sec. 1-2) | 19:51 | |
| 2 | Pt. 1, Ch. 01: Introductory (Sec. 3-5) | 21:43 | |
| 3 | Pt. 1, Ch. 01: Introductory (Sec. 6-7) | 16:23 | |
| 4 | Pt. 1, Ch. 01: Introductory (Sec. 8) | 13:47 | |
| 5 | Pt. 1, Ch. 01: Introductory (Sec. 9) | 14:23 | |
| 6 | Pt. 1, Ch. 02: Prince Harry; Matchmaking (Sec. 1) | 13:30 | |
| 7 | Pt. 1, Ch. 02: Prince Harry; Matchmaking (Sec. 2) | 11:05 | |
| 8 | Pt. 1, Ch. 02: Prince Harry; Matchmaking (Sec. 3) | 11:07 | |
| 9 | Pt. 1, Ch. 02: Prince Harry; Matchmaking (Sec. 4) | 20:12 | |
| 10 | Pt. 1, Ch. 02: Prince Harry; Matchmaking (Sec. 5-6) | 19:10 | |
| 11 | Pt. 1, Ch. 02: Prince Harry; Matchmaking (Sec. 7-8) | 22:48 | |
| 12 | Pt. 1, Ch. 03: The Sins of Others (Sec. 1-2) | 18:28 | |
| 13 | Pt. 1, Ch. 03: The Sins of Others (Sec. 3-4) | 18:15 | |
| 14 | Pt. 1, Ch. 03: The Sins of Others (Sec. 5-6) | 21:21 | |
| 15 | Pt. 1, Ch. 03: The Sins of Others (Sec. 7) | 14:39 | |
| 16 | Pt. 1, Ch. 03: The Sins of Others (Sec. 8) | 11:58 | |
| 17 | Pt. 1, Ch. 03: The Sins of Others (Sec. 9-10) | 17:03 | |
| 18 | Pt. 1, Ch. 04: The Cripple (Sec. 1-2) | 18:53 | |
| 19 | Pt. 1, Ch. 04: The Cripple (Sec. 3-4) | 16:30 | |
| 20 | Pt. 1, Ch. 04: The Cripple (Sec. 5-6) | 20:53 | |
| 21 | Pt. 1, Ch. 04: The Cripple (Sec. 7) | 20:02 | |
| 22 | Pt. 1, Ch. 05: The Subtle Serpent (Sec. 1-3) | 26:25 | |
| 23 | Pt. 1, Ch. 05: The Subtle Serpent (Sec. 4) | 20:08 | |
| 24 | Pt. 1, Ch. 05: The Subtle Serpent (Sec. 5) | 12:29 | |
| 25 | Pt. 1, Ch. 05: The Subtle Serpent (Sec. 6) | 25:00 | |
| 26 | Pt. 1, Ch. 05: The Subtle Serpent (Sec. 7) | 19:49 | |
| 27 | Pt. 1, Ch. 05: The Subtle Serpent (Sec. 8) | 9:06 | |
| 28 | Pt. 2, Ch. 01: Night (Sec. 1-2) | 20:48 | |
| 29 | Pt. 2, Ch. 01: Night (Sec. 3) | 26:41 | |
| 30 | Pt. 2, Ch. 01: Night (Sec. 4-5) | 23:17 | |
| 31 | Pt. 2, Ch. 01: Night (Sec. 6) | 17:05 | |
| 32 | Pt. 2, Ch. 01: Night (Sec. 7) | 22:39 | |
| 33 | Pt. 2, Ch. 02: Night (cont.) (Sec. 1) | 8:08 | |
| 34 | Pt. 2, Ch. 02: Night (cont.) (Sec. 2) | 24:18 | |
| 35 | Pt. 2, Ch. 02: Night (cont.) (Sec. 3) | 15:57 | |
| 36 | Pt. 2, Ch. 02: Night (cont.) (Sec. 4) | 6:46 | |
| 37 | Pt. 2, Ch. 03: The Duel (Sec. 1-4) | 27:01 | |
| 38 | Pt. 2, Ch. 04: All In Expectation (Sec. 1) | 20:33 | |
| 39 | Pt. 2, Ch. 04: All In Expectation (Sec. 2) | 10:56 | |
| 40 | Pt. 2, Ch. 04: All In Expectation (Sec. 3) | 24:10 | |
| 41 | Pt. 2, Ch. 05: On the Eve of the Fête (Sec. 1) | 18:33 | |
| 42 | Pt. 2, Ch. 05: On the Eve of the Fête (Sec. 2) | 24:18 | |
| 43 | Pt. 2, Ch. 05: On the Eve of the Fête (Sec. 3) | 17:48 | |
| 44 | Pt. 2, Ch. 06: Pyotr Stepanovich Is Busy (Sec. 1-2) | 16:37 | |
| 45 | Pt. 2, Ch. 06: Pyotr Stepanovich Is Busy (Sec. 3) | 25:11 | |
| 46 | Pt. 2, Ch. 06: Pyotr Stepanovich Is Busy (Sec. 4-5) | 25:45 | |
| 47 | Pt. 2, Ch. 06: Pyotr Stepanovich Is Busy (Sec. 6) | 15:24 | |
| 48 | Pt. 2, Ch. 06: Pyotr Stepanovich Is Busy (Sec. 7) | 15:30 | |
| 49 | Pt. 2, Ch. 07: A Meeting (Sec. 1) | 15:07 | |
| 50 | Pt. 2, Ch. 07: A Meeting (Sec. 2a) | 19:19 | |
| 51 | Pt. 2, Ch. 07: A Meeting (Sec. 2b) | 21:24 | |
| 52 | Pt. 2, Ch. 08: Ivan the Tsarevitch | 24:29 | |
| 53 | Pt. 2, Ch. 09: A Raid At Stefan Trofimovitch's | 22:10 | |
| 54 | Pt. 2, Ch. 10: Filibusters; A Fatal Morning (Sec. 1a) | 14:59 | |
| 55 | Pt. 2, Ch. 10: Filibusters; A Fatal Morning (Sec. 1b) | 15:41 | |
| 56 | Pt. 2, Ch. 10: Filibusters; A Fatal Morning (Sec. 2-3) | 27:30 | |
| 57 | Pt. 3, Ch. 01: The Fête—First Part (Sec. 1-2a) | 20:33 | |
| 58 | Pt. 3, Ch. 01: The Fête—First Part (Sec. 2b) | 18:11 | |
| 59 | Pt. 3, Ch. 01: The Fête—First Part (Sec. 3) | 16:08 | |
| 60 | Pt. 3, Ch. 01: The Fête—First Part (Sec. 4) | 17:19 | |
| 61 | Pt. 3, Ch. 02: The End of the Fête (Sec. 1-2) | 28:42 | |
| 62 | Pt. 3, Ch. 02: The End of the Fête (Sec. 3) | 26:59 | |
| 63 | Pt. 3, Ch. 02: The End of the Fête (Sec. 4) | 13:48 | |
| 64 | Pt. 3, Ch. 03: A Romance Ended (Sec. 1) | 14:12 | |
| 65 | Pt. 3, Ch. 03: A Romance Ended (Sec. 2) | 18:43 | |
| 66 | Pt. 3, Ch. 03: A Romance Ended (Sec. 3) | 16:03 | |
| 67 | Pt. 3, Ch. 04: The Last Resolution (Sec. 1) | 24:02 | |
| 68 | Pt. 3, Ch. 04: The Last Resolution (Sec. 2) | 10:56 | |
| 69 | Pt. 3, Ch. 04: The Last Resolution (Sec. 3-4) | 19:09 | |
| 70 | Pt. 3, Ch. 05: A Wanderer (Sec. 1) | 21:15 | |
| 71 | Pt. 3, Ch. 05: A Wanderer (Sec. 2) | 14:19 | |
| 72 | Pt. 3, Ch. 05: A Wanderer (Sec. 3) | 11:48 | |
| 73 | Pt. 3, Ch. 05: A Wanderer (Sec. 4-6) | 21:33 | |
| 74 | Pt. 3, Ch. 06: A Busy Night (Sec. 1) | 24:45 | |
| 75 | Pt. 3, Ch. 06: A Busy Night (Sec. 2a) | 24:23 | |
| 76 | Pt. 3, Ch. 06: A Busy Night (Sec. 2b-3) | 22:33 | |
| 77 | Pt. 3, Ch. 07: Stepan Trofimovitch's Last Wandering (Sec. 1a) | 16:24 | |
| 78 | Pt. 3, Ch. 07: Stepan Trofimovitch's Last Wandering (Sec. 1b) | 14:20 | |
| 79 | Pt. 3, Ch. 07: Stepan Trofimovitch's Last Wandering (Sec. 2) | 27:28 | |
| 80 | Pt. 3, Ch. 07: Stepan Trofimovitch's Last Wandering (Sec. 3) | 20:45 | |
| 81 | Pt. 3, Ch. 08: Conclusion | 29:41 |
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