Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Project Gutenberg Skip to main content X Go! Donate About▼ About Project Gutenberg Reading Options & Kindle Contact Us History & Philosophy Help Pages Offline Catalogs Donate Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Reading Lists Search Options Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Project Gutenberg 79,197 free eBooks 59 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky QR code "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published in 1866. It follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former law student in Saint Petersburg who plans to murder an unscrupulous pawnbroker. He convinces himself that certain crimes are justifiable if committed by "extraordinary" men pursuing higher goals. Once the deed is done, however, he is consumed by confusion, paranoia, and guilt as his theoretical justifications crumble and he faces the internal and external consequences of his actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less Read online now Download for free For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc. EPUB3 ★ Recommended for most devices! 765 kB Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app Reading guide Other formats & older devices Plain Text (accessible) 1.1 MB EPUB (older e-readers) 765 kB EPUB (older e-readers, no images) 636 kB Kindle 1.6 MB Older Kindles 1.5 MB Download HTML (zip) 697 kB There may be more files related to this item. Readers also downloaded Best Books Ever Listings Crime Fiction Harvard Classics Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Novels Classics of Literature Russian Literature About this eBook Author Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 Translator Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 Uniform Title Prestuplenie i nakazanie. English Title Crime and Punishment Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment Credits John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Language English LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature Subject Detective and mystery stories Subject Psychological fiction Subject Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction Subject Murder -- Fiction Subject Crime -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction Category Text eBook-No. 2554 Release Date Mar 28, 2006 Last Update Jan 10, 2026 Copyright Public domain in the USA. Downloads 145677 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! About Project Gutenberg Privacy policy Permissions Terms of Use Accessibility Contact Us Help