# Demons — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The chapter opens with an excerpt from Pushkin's poem about demons leading travelers astray, followed by the biblical passage from Luke describing Jesus casting devils out of a man and into a herd of swine, which then ru
- [Demons Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/demons.md): The opening of the novel introduces the provincial town and its intellectual circles, centered around Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky and his patron Varvara Petrovna Stavrogin. The arrival of Stepan's son, Pyotr Verhoven
- [I: Introductory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-i-introductory.md): The chapter introduces Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky, his intellectual and social maneuvers in St. Petersburg, and his complex relationship with Varvara Petrovna Stavrogin. It depicts the rise of radical and liberal id
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-i.md): The narrator introduces Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky, a talented and highly-esteemed gentleman who has long played the role of a progressive patriot and persecuted exile in their provincial town. The chapter details h
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md): The narrator describes Stepan Trofimovitch's past, his failed academic career, and his long-standing relationship with Varvara Petrovna Stavrogin, who hired him as a tutor for her son. It details his marriages, his prete

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ix.md)
- [II: Prince Harry. Matchmaking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ii-prince-harry-matchmaking.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-viii.md)
- [III: The Sins of Others](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-sins-of-others.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-viii.md)
- [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-x.md)
- [IV: The Cripple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iv-the-cripple.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md)
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [V: The Subtle Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-v-the-subtle-serpent.md)
- [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-viii.md)
- [I: Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i-night.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vii.md)
- [II: Night (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-night-continued.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [III: The Duel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii-the-duel.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [IV: All in Expectation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-all-in-expectation.md)
- [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [On the Eve of the Fête](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-v-on-the-eve-of-the-f-te.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [Pyotr Stepanovitch Is Busy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-pyotr-stepanovitch-is-busy.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vii.md)
- [VII: A Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-a-meeting.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [VIII: Ivan the Tsarevitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-ivan-the-tsarevitch.md)
- [IX: A Raid at Stepan Trofimovitch’s](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-a-raid-at-stepan-trofimovitch-s.md)
- [X: Filibusters. A Fatal Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-x-filibusters-a-fatal-morning.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [The Fête—First Part](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i-the-f-te-first-part.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iv.md)
- [II: The End of the Fête](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii-the-end-of-the-f-te.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iv.md)
- [III: A Romance Ended](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii-a-romance-ended.md)
- [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [IV: The Last Resolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iv-the-last-resolution.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iv.md)
- [V: A Wanderer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-v-a-wanderer.md)
- [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-vi.md)
- [VI: A Busy Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-vi-a-busy-night.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [VII: Stepan Trofimovitch’s Last Wandering](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-vii-stepan-trofimovitch-s-last-wandering.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [VIII: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-viii-conclusion.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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