The Brothers Karamazov · Character
Doctor Herzenstube
A kind-hearted German doctor in the town.
minor
Also known as Herzenstube
First appearance: III: The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts
Doctor Herzenstube shows up with force in III: The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts. The page is where that presence becomes real.
An elderly local doctor and expert witness who declares Dmitri's mental faculties abnormal, but later provides a positive character note about Dmitri's good heart.
Doctor Herzenstube first appears in 0095 part iv iii the medical experts and a pound of nuts.
In III: The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts: An elderly local doctor and expert witness who declares Dmitri's mental faculties abnormal, but later provides a positive character note about Dmitri's good heart.
Later, in XIII: A Corrupter of Thought: Mentioned for his kindhearted description of Dmitri's childhood poverty.
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See Doctor Herzenstube in III: The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts