The Meek One: A Fantastic Story An Annotated Russian Reader Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Julia Titus, Kristen Robinson

This fully annotated paperback learner's edition of Dostoevsky's short story "The Meek One" is intended for intermediate and advanced Russian students. In addition to the Russian text, the book includes an introduction discussing the story's historical context, literary significance, and critical response; an extensive glossary and a learner's dictionary; discussion questions; and vocabulary quizzes, exercises and self-tests. All of these components will also be available online, accompanied by a complete soundtrack.

Julia Titus is senior lector in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University.

"It clearly fills a need in the market because it is accessible, moderately priced, and requires a relatively low degree of proficiency in reading. . . ." The Meek One: A Fantastic Story" is an eminently user-friendly book, which will help readers gain a greater appreciation of Russian literature, the beauty of the Russian language, and the joy of learning in general./i>

--Mary Helen Kashuba, SSJ"The NECTFL Review" (01/01/2013)