White Nights · a short reading
A passage from White Nights. Translated by Constance Garnett.
Russian · English
English translation prepared automatically for the Brief. Original sources and creator credits remain the reference.
"Brother, I feel so lighthearted now, there is such sweetness in my soul ..." said Vasya, getting up and pacing about the room excitedly. "Don't you feel the same? We shall be poor, of course, but we shall be happy; and you know it is not a wild fancy; our happiness is not a fairy tale; we shall be happy in reality!..."
The work and its creator
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Creator: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nationality / cultural background: Russian
Work / edition: 1918 translation
Translation: Constance Garnett · English
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In the source: FIRST NIGHT; paragraph 957 in the selected body section
Selected for the Brief on 29 Sep 2026. This date records our selection, rather than when the work was created.
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