Estimated Shipping Fall 2025
Limited to 50 copies
Translated by Constance Garnett
Dostoevsky's Classic Novella
A man stares fiercely into a mirror, one eye slightly squinting. He sees candle flame reflected in his pupils. Peering into the fire and into the depths of himself he is terrified, disgusted. Looking deeper, he battles through cascading anxieties, loves, hatreds and finally comes to his revelation. He returns to his reflection and with mad, intense eyes, he smiles.
The crazed saint, the broken skeptic, the men and women of “the underground.”
In the 1860’s, Russia continued absorbing new ideas from Western Europe. Among these were arguments of religious philosophy and Utopian reform. Dostoevsky penned his argument among this nationwide discussion through this novella, Notes from the Underground. In it he challenges nihilism and rejects the ideals of a Utopian society. Utopias, he argues, are based on an assumption that everyone, everywhere, all the time, is going to do the right thing.
Through the Underground Man, he presents a character who does what he wants, regardless of the facts or logic. He is a character who may do the right thing according to society, but stares into the mirror and examines his motivations. Does he act in a Utopian manner because he’s a noble man? Or do we all have the ability to do what is right for ulterior, selfish reasons? So goes the struggle.
As our fourth publication, Copperhead Press is pleased to present Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
This Edition
Features of the Book:
- Foreword by Copperhead Press
- Half-bound with Premium Grey Lambskin Leather
- Covers Wrapped in Marbled Paper
- White Felt Paper Spine Label
- Burgundy Bugra End Pages - This high-quality mould made paper is made in the Hahnemuhle Mill in Germany.
- Black Silk Headbands
- Burgundy Satin Ribbon Marker
- Hand-Sewn with Golden Honey Book Thread
Features of the Slipcase:
- Handmade with High Density Book Board
- Wrapped in Black Book Cloth
- Watercolor Inset by Adán Peredo.
- Measures 7 5/8" x 5 5/8"
Illustrations
This edition includes eight newly commissioned illustrations by artist, Adán Peredo. These illustrations are exclusive to this edition.
Printing & Paper
- High-End Offset Four-Color Printing
- White Felt Paper
- Chapters and Page Numbers Printed in Red Font.
Sold with Rights
This is part of our Novella Collection. Each title in this collection will measure 7 5/8' x 5 5/8'. Each will also be limited to 50 copies. Future Short Stories or Novellas include titles by D. H. Lawrence, Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, Stephen Crane and others.
A purchase of this book will give you first rights to purchase the matching number copy of the next release in our Novella Collection. You would become a "Novella Rights-Holder".
If you have rights from purchasing a Lettered or Numbered copy of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, you do not need to purchase this title to keep those rights. Those rights will carry over until the release of our next full novel later this year.
You can be both a "Novella Rights-Holder" and a "Novel Rights-Holder", but they will remain two separate groups. Feel free to email us with any questions or to request a specific copy number of Notes from the Underground.
