The Gentle Spirit

Shaken by several prominent suicides, Dostoevsky writes the story "The Gentle Spirit".
To escape from poverty, the main character marries a usurer.

Tormented by his mockery, unable to forgive him, to love him, or to take revenge on herself, she decides on a desperate move…
The collection also includes other works by the author that reveal the theme of complex and conflicting relationships between men and women: "The Hostess", "A Weak Heart", "The New Year Tree and the Wedding", "A Little Hero", and "The Eternal Husband".