Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Synopsis: One of the greatest novel's from one of Russia's finest novelists, presented here in the classic Constance Garnett translation. Rodion Raskolnikov is an impoverished former student who concocts a brilliant plan to escape his situation: he will murder and rob a wealthy pawnbroker, a crime he believes he is fated to commit. The plan is successful, though he is able to abscond with very little money. He must struggle with the weight of the crime on his conscience while attempting to stay out of prison. Meanwhile, he must help his sister navigate he financial problems and multiple suspect suitors, while also dealing with his own affections for a young woman forced into prostitution by her family's poverty. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

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