~ Experience the Captivating World of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment ~ Crime And Punishment Translated from the Russian of Fyodor Dostoevsky by Constance Garnett Introduction by Clifton Fadiman Illustrations by Benjamin Kopman Hardcover Book First published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. The novel is often cited as one of the supreme achievements in literature. Book focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, a haughty and penniless student flitting about the slums of St. Petersburg, who brutally murders an unscrupulous pawnbroker to help society. Although he gets away with the crime, he still experiences punishment: feelings of guilt, paranoia, isolation, horror, and self-doubt. After a protracted moral struggle, Raskolnikov eventually begs God and humanity for forgiveness, confesses to the police, and serves a prison sentence in Siberia. Accompanied by primitivist heavy black outlined illustrations by Benjamin Kopman Hardcover book with dust jacket published in 1956 by Random house, New York Book dimensions: 6.25? x 9.5? x 1.7? 494 pages Very good, vintage condition. Shows some wear on the dust jacket. Previous owners name on the first page. Tight binding, clean text. Smoke and pet free home Shipping is $5 Check out Very Desperate Housewife Online Store for More Vintage Books!