The Idiot is a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky which follows Prince Myshkin, the title character, and his life in St. Petersburg. The book is freely available both as a download and to read online.
Accused of political subversion as a young man, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to four years of hard labor at a Siberian prison camp — a horrifying experience from which he developed this astounding semi-autobiographical memoir of a man condemned to ten years of servitude for murdering his wife.
'The Republic' is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. This edition is edited by G. R. F. Ferrari, translated by Tom Griffith and read aloud as an audio book.
How relevant is the political book ´The Prince´ today, and who are the 21st century Machiavellians? Join in, as we investigate these questions and more with documentary host Peter Capaldi.
