The insulted and the injured

Author: (Russian) Dostoevsky, translated by Zang Zhonglun
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: This book is one of the "Yilin World Literature Classics." The story tells of the daughter of a factory owner, Natasha, and the protagonist, who are two beautiful and passionate young women. They fall in love with the father and son of the Volkovsky Duke at different times. The older Duke is a villain with a human face and a beast's heart, while the younger Duke is outwardly handsome, charming, and endearing, but inwardly a selfish playboy. Both abandon their lovers, causing harm to the women's families, leading to either the destruction of their homes or the loss of their fortunes, ultimately resulting in a tragic fate for the elders and orphans of both families.