This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader understand the turbulent and dynamic world of Dostoevsky’s St. Petersburg. When Raskolnikov, a young student, is driven to murder by desperate poverty and a belief in his own superiority, he is plunged into a dark hell of guilt and delirium. Set in the gloomy slums of St. Petersburg in the 1860s, this stark and gripping psychological tale describes a man’s search for redemption in the face of suffering and a society’s search for meaning in the chaos of a changing world. Shortly after returning from a decade-long exile in Siberia, Dostoevsky fled creditors only to end up living in destitution in Austria. Staying in a hotel he couldn’t afford, with barely enough money for tea, he composed this masterfully modern examination of a murderer's mind.
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This classic novel turned out to be a good read. I won't say great because I find all classics a little tough slugging, especially at the beginning. I ordered it for my son since it was a required school read and amazon had a better price that the school book store. The story brings to life the world of 1860's St. Petersburg with it's very wealthy and very poor. The destitute main character Rashkolnikov commits a desperate crime then agonizes over it, alternating between trying to justify it to himself and seeking redemption. The beauty of the novel laid it its rich characters and their interwoven world with the main character. Overall a great read.
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ON AN EXCEPTIONALLY hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Crime and Punishment (Dodo Press) by Fyodor Dostoevsky in Front Matter, and page 471
- Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Crime and Punishment (Bantam Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky in Front Matter, and page 471
- Romeo And Juliet (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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