Underground

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    The author of the diary and the diary itself
    are, of course, imaginary. Nevertheless it is clear
    that such persons as the writer of these notes
    not only may, but positively must, exist in our
    society, when we consider the circumstances in
    the midst of which our society is formed. I have
    tried to expose to the view of the public more
    distinctly than is commonly done, one of the
    characters of the recent past. He is one of the
    representatives of a generation still living. In this
    fragment, entitled "Underground," this person
    introduces himself and his views, and, as it were,
    tries to explain the causes owing to which he has
    made his appearance and was bound to make his
    appearance in our midst. In the second fragment
    there are added the actual notes of this person
    concerning certain events in his life. --AUTHOR'S NOTE.