An Outline of A VITAL QUESTION: or, WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
-Nikolai Chernyshevsky (Nikolai G. Tchernuishevsky)
Translation: Nathan Haskell Dole & S.S. Skidelsky
Second Translation WHAT IS TO BE DONE? From Tales about New People translated by Michael R. Katz, annotated by William G. Wagner
I. A FOOL (The Fool) 1856 Maria was 17
Everyone agrees only a fool would shoot himself on the edge the Liteinaia bridge they also agree this is the only possible conclusion.
II. THE FIRST CONSEQUENCES OF THE FOOL’S DEED (The First Consequence of This Foolish Affair)
PREFACE
PART FIRST
I. THE LIFE OF VIERA PAVLOVNA IN HER PARENT’S FAMILY (Vera Pavlova’s Life with Her Family)
II. (22) 59
III. (27)
IV. (30)
V. (35)
VI. (39)
VII. (41)
VIII. (45)
IX. (50)
PART SECOND
I. FIRST LOVE, AND LEGAL MARRIAGE (55) 88
II. (58)
III. (62)
IV. (65)
V. (72)
VI. (75)
VII. (79)
VIII. THE TEMPTATION OF HAMLET (85) Hamlet’s Trial 134
IX. (90)
X. (95)
XI. (98)
XII. VIEROTCHKA’S FIRST DREAM (103) 129
XIII. (105)
XIV. (108)
XV. (111)
XVI. (114)
XVII. (115)
XVIII. (118)
XIX. (125)
XX. (128)
XXI. (131)
XXII. (138)
XXIII. (142)
XXIV. A WORD OF PRAISE FOR MARYA ALEXKSYEVNA (147) Eulogy of Mary Aleksevna 167
PART THIRD
I. MARRIAGE AND SECOND LOVE (151) 170
II. (153)
III. VIERA PAVLOVNA’S SECOND DREAM (163) 180
IV. (172)
V. (185)
VI. (189)
VII. (191)
VIII. (195)
IX. (200)
X. (201)
XI. (202)
XII. (206)
XIII. (207)
XIV. NASTENKA’S STORY (210) Kryukova’s Story 220
XV. (218)
XVI. (221)
XVII. (225)
XVIII. (227)
XIX. VIERA PAVLOVNA’S THIRD DREAM (229) 236
XX. (237)
XXI. (243)
XXII. A THEORETICAL CONVERSATION (246) 252
XXIII. (254)
XXIV. (258)
XXV. (261)
XXVI. (263)
XXVII. (267)
XXVIII. (269)
XXIX. AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN (269) 271
XXX. (291)
XXXI. A COLLOQUY WITH THE SAPIENT READER, AND HIS BANISHMENT (309) A Conversation with the Perspicarious Reader Followed by His Expulsion 307
PART FORTH
I. SECOND MARRIAGE (317) 314
Berlin July 20, 1856
II. Petersburg, Aug. 25, 1856(329)
Viera would be 17
III. (336)
IV. (337)
V. (338)
VI. (345)
VII. (346)
VIII. (353) The two translations start to vary here.
IX. (355)
X. (356)
XI. (357)
XII. A DIGRESSION CONCERNING BLUE STOCKINGS(360) *my chapters are off A Digression on Bluestockings 352
XIII. (361)
XIV. (363)
XV. (367)
1. (369)
2. (369)
3. (371)
4. (372)
5. (374)
6. (375)
7. blank section 6 asterisks (377) * * * * * *
8. (377)
9. (381)
10. (385)
11. (387)
XVI.(388) *chapters off again Vera Pavlona’s Fourth Dream 359
XVII. A LETTER FROM EKATERINA VASILYEVNA POLOZOVA (390) **A Letter from Katerina Vasilienva Polozova
St. Petersburg, Aug.29 1860 - Maria was 21
XVIII. A Letter from Katerina Vasilienva Polozova (starting from book translations now
CHAPTER FIVE - PART FIFTH
I. New Characters and the Conclusion 387
II.
III.
IV.
V. 395
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X. 409
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV. 418
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX. 427
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
Chapter Six
I. Change of Scene 444
April 4, 1863