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Crime and Punishment

Chapter 2: Translated By Constance Garnett

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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A destitute young man in a crowded city carries out a planned violent crime and then endures intense psychological torment as he confronts guilt, paranoia, and moral justifications. The narrative follows his deteriorating isolation, strained relationships with family and acquaintances, and the slow unraveling of his theories about exceptionalism and moral law. Investigations, chance encounters, and a compassionate figure who believes in suffering and redemption propel him toward confession and spiritual reckoning. Themes of poverty, conscience, alienation, and the possibility of atonement are explored through close interior narration and escalating moral consequences across successive sections and an epilogue.

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Title: Crime and Punishment

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Translator: Constance Garnett

Release date: March 28, 2006 [eBook #2554]
Most recently updated: January 10, 2026

Language: English

Credits: John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

Translated By Constance Garnett

CONTENTS

TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT