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Fyodor's Birth
Late October, the realist author, Fyodor Dostoevsky was born. -
George Eliot
George Eliot is enrolled in a boarding school. She was an excellent student, but very shy. -
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor goes to an Army Enginnering College in St Petersburg. -
George Eliot
After her mother dies of an illness, she leaves her boarding school to return home to take care of her father. Her studies did not stop however, as she continued to study at home. -
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor finishes his final exams in college and publishes his first piece of work. -
Fyodor Dostoevsky
In 1839 Fyodor's father was killed by his own surfs. Dostoevsky graduated as a military engineer, but resigned in 1844 to devote himself to writing. -
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyofor arrives to the prison in Omsk. -
Realism
Realism is the writing which pays attention to detail. -
Realism
In realist's writing, such as Henry James, they make you feel as if you were in the moment. -
Realism
Realist authors tried to emphasize that people weren't completely bad nor good, but somewhere in the middle. -
Realism
Reading realism works will show how bold the writing was for this time period. -
Mark Twain
Mark Twain publishes his first pieces of work while working as a journeyman printer. -
Henry James
Henry and brother are enrolled in a French curriculumed school. -
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor marries his wife, Mariya Dmitriyevna Isayeva. In this same year he also publishes A Little Hero. -
George Eliot
Eliot's first piece of work, "Amos Barton," is published. This is one of the three stories that was published for her first fictional book. -
Fyodor Dostoevsky
In 1857 Dostoevsky married Maria Isaev, a 29-year old widow. He resigned from the army two years later -
Henry James
While trying to help burn out a fire, Henry injures his back and is undiagnosable by doctors. -
Mark Twain
A successful year for Mark Twain with being noticed in magazines by writing, “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog.” -
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. -
Henry James
At a dinner party, Henry James meets Charles Dickens. Henry later says that he hopes to be acknowledged as Dickens was. -
The Idiot
The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in The Russian Messenger between 1868 and 1869. -
The Devils
Demons is an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Though titled The Possessed in the initial English translation, Dostoyevsky scholars and later translations favour the titles The Devils or Demons. -
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing to live for in the world, and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl changes his mind -
Mark Twain
Mark Twain buys all the rights in the Paige typesetter. In the same year his mother past. The following year he leaves to Europe because of financial problems.