PART I

CHAP. PAGE I. Ten Years a Convict 1 II. The Dead-House 7 III. First Impressions 24 IV. First Impressions (continued) 43 V. First Impressions (continued) 61 VI. The First Month 80 VII. The First Month (continued) 95 VIII. New Acquaintances—Petroff 110 IX. Men of Determination—Luka 125 X. Isaiah Fomitch—The Bath—Baklouchin 133 XI. The Christmas Holidays 152 XII. The Performance 171