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"The Grand Inquisitor" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a story within a story contained in his 1880 novel "The Brothers Karamazov". In this philosophical tale, Christ returns to Earth during the Spanish Inquisition and is arrested. The Grand Inquisitor confronts Him, arguing that the Church has improved upon Christ's work by rejecting human freedom in favor of bread, miracles, and earthly authority. Christ remains silent throughout, responding only with a mysterious kiss. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
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| Translator | Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891 |
| Title | The Grand Inquisitor |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Inquisitor |
| Credits | Produced by Jake Jaqua. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Christian fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8578 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4504 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/8578