Classic & Older Gothic

The Idiot

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Prince Myshkin, a Christlike figure of genuine goodness and naivety, returns to St. Petersburg society after treatment for epilepsy in Switzerland. His innocence collides catastrophically with the moral corruption, nihilism, and passionate destructiveness of Russian high society, particularly in his entanglement with two women. Dostoevsky's sprawling psychological novel asks whether true goodness can survive in a fallen world.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• Redwall — Brian Jacques
• Chapterhouse: Dune — Frank Herbert
• The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
• The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• The Pillars of the Earth — Ken Follett
• Christine — Stephen King
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Miguel Ruiz
• Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

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