The Crocodile

""The Crocodile: An Extraordinary Incident"" is a satirical short story by the renowned Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The story follows the bizarre and comedic misadventures of Ivan Matveich, a civil servant who becomes trapped inside the belly of a crocodile after a visit to a traveling circus. Despite his predicament, Ivan remains surprisingly calm and philosophical, using his confinement as an opportunity for introspection and reflection on the absurdities of life. Meanwhile, his friends and colleagues are more concerned with the potential financial gain that could come from exhibiting the crocodile and its human captive. Through this surreal and humorous tale, Dostoyevsky skewers the greed and materialism of Russian society while also exploring deeper themes of identity, mortality, and the human condition.On entering the Arcade he was at once full of admiration for the splendours of the building and, when we reached the shop in which the monster lately arrived in Petersburg was being exhibited, he volunteered to pay the quarter-rouble for me to the crocodile owner - a thing which had never happened before.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.