Ch. 1. Dostoevsky 1821-49. Early years, early works -- ch. 2. Dostoevsky's political baptism : the road to the Petrashevsky circle-and beyond -- ch. 3. The years in the wilderness, 1849-59 -- ch. 4. 1860-63: From 'reconciliation' to anti-nihilism -- ch. 5. 1864-66: 'Underground man' in adversity -- ch. 6. 1867-69: The quarrel with Turgenev and the moral regeneration of Russia -- ch. 7. 1869-72: 'The devils' : an overview -- ch. 8. 'The devils' : Granovsky, Turgenev, Nechaev -- ch. 9. 1873-81: From 'Grazhdanin' to Geok-Tepe -- ch. 10. Conclusion