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Dostoyevsky was originally published in magazines chapter by chapter, so he would end the December’s on a cliffhanger so that the readers re-subscribed
by ivlad 4mo ago
Dostoyevsky was originally published in magazines chapter by chapter, so he would end the December’s on a cliffhanger so that the readers re-subscribed
- dang 4mo agoYou've touched on my favorite Dostoevsky anecdote! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21152240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21152240. A lot of 19th century novels were published as serials. The TV of their time I suppose. With the final installment arriving by ship, crowds in New York shouted from the pier "Is Little Nell dead?" - https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-old-curiosity-shop.html https://www.charlesdickenspage.com/charles-dickens-old-curio...
- SanjayMehta 4mo agoThat also explains why they're so long.