
A towering classic of Russian literature, Fyodor Dostoevsky`s Crime & Punishment is a compelling story of a brutal double murder & its aftermath. An impoverished ex-student, Rodion Raskolnikov, kills a pawnbroker & her sister, apparently for financial gain. But as he encounters friends & family, strangers & adversaries, Raskolnikov is compelled to face the true forces that have led him to murder. His struggle with himself & those around him becomes a battle of the individual against society, radicalism against tradition, & ultimately the will of man against the mysteries of divine providence. A sensation in its day, Crime & Punishment has left an indelible stamp on the world of literature. This beautiful Macmillan Collector`s Library edition of Crime & Punishment is translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett, with an afterword by Oliver Francis. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector`s Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector`s Library are books to love & treasure.