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CRIME & PUNISHMENT Part 1 By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. Dostoyevsky's great novel of damnation and redemption evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur. It tells the story of Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, who wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be beyond conventional moral laws. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. CRIME & PUNISHMENT Part 1 By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Translated with an Introduction and notes by DAVID McDuff Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden sex worker, can offer the chance of redemption. CRIME & PUNISHMENT Part 1 By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Gripped by anxiety, the impoverished, handsome, and intelligent Rodion Raskolnikov has isolated himself from everyone. Preoccupied with his own contemplations, he becomes conscious of his fears. “I want to attempt a thing like that and am frightened by these trifles,” he thought, with an odd smile. “Hm . . . yes, all is in a man’s hands and he lets it all slip from cowardice, that’s an axiom.” CRIME & PUNISHMENT Part 1 By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated After much introspection, Raskolnikov murders an old pawnbroker—for the betterment of society—and escapes unnoticed. But will he be able to escape his own conscience? An exceptional psychological drama, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime, and Punishment deftly delve into the mind of a young man who commits a crime, laying bare his mental anguish and moral dilemmas. Having undergone several film adaptations, the novel continues to remain a literary sensation. CRIME & PUNISHMENT Part 1 By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated Crime and Punishment: Original Classics and Annotated
