Dostoyevsky / Sheen Idiot CD

Prince Lef Mikolayevitch Muishkin is one of the great characters in Russian literature. Is he a saint or just naive, an idealist or, as many in General Yepanchin's society feel, an idiot? Certainly, his return to St Petersburg after years in a Swiss clinic has a dramatic effect on the beautiful Aglaya, youngest of the Yepanchin daughters and on the charismatic but willful Nastasio Phillipovna. As he paints a vivid picture of Russian society, Dostoyevsky shows how principles conflict with emotions, with tragic results.

1. On the Train to St Petersburg 2. A Tale of Infatuation 3. General Ivan Fedorovitch Yepanchin 4. Gavrila Ardalionovitch Ivolgin (Ganya) 5. General Yepanchin Meets Prince Muishkin 6. A Portrait of Nastasia Phillipovna Barashkov 7. Afanasy Ivanovich Totsky and His 'Ward' 8. Mrs Nina Alexandrovna Yepanchin: 'He's Just a Child' 9. The Prince Tells Marie's Story 10. Gavrila, the Portrait - and Aglaya 11. Prince Muishkin Takes Up Lodging with Ganya Ivolgin 12. Nastasia Phillipovna Appears 13. Rogojhin and Entourage Arrive at the Ivolgins 14. At Nastasia Phillipovna's 15. Rogojhin Arrives with a Packet 16. Nastasia Phillipovna Tempts Ganya Ivolgin 17. Yevgeny Pavlovitch Radomsky Is Introduced to the Yepanchins 18. Prince Muishkin Returns to St Petersburg 19. Lebedev's Country House at Pavlovsk 20. Antip Burdovsky Masquerading As Pavlichev's Son Arrives 21. The Prince Responds to Accusations 22. Mrs Yepanchin Quizzes the Prince 23. In Conversation with Aglaya 24. Nastasia Phillipovna Appears 25. News of a Surprise Proposal 26. The Rendezvous 27. A Party at the Yepanchins 28. At Nastasia Phillipovna's 29. Preparations for a Marriage 30. The Wedding 31. Prince Muishkin at St Petersburg 32. Back at the Hotel 33. The House at Gorohovaya 34. Lying By the Bed 35. The Flat Is Opened 36. Mrs Yepanchin: 'I've Had a Good Russina Cry'