Raskolnikov knows exactly how far it is from his gate to the pawnbroker's: seven hundred and thirty steps.

It first came out in twelve monthly parts in The Russian Messenger during 1866.

Saved at the last moment

In 1849 Dostoevsky stood before a firing squad. His death sentence was changed at the last moment.

The slums around the Hay Market, Sennaya Square, are the setting for the novel.

He married his stenographer

Anna Snitkina took down his words to beat a deadline. She became his wife.

We see the murder in Part 1. The rest of the book asks why, and what happens to him after.

Porfiry Petrovich catches Raskolnikov with psychology, not clues.

The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov followed.

Crime and Punishment

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730 steps
Raskolnikov knows exactly how far it is from his gate to the pawnbroker's: seven hundred and thirty steps.
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2/8
A magazine serial
It first came out in twelve monthly parts in The Russian Messenger during 1866.
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Saved at the last moment
In 1849 Dostoevsky stood before a firing squad. His death sentence was changed at the last moment.
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A real neighbourhood
The slums around the Hay Market, Sennaya Square, are the setting for the novel.
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He married his stenographer
Anna Snitkina took down his words to beat a deadline. She became his wife.
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Not a whodunit
We see the murder in Part 1. The rest of the book asks why, and what happens to him after.
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A detective before detectives
Porfiry Petrovich catches Raskolnikov with psychology, not clues.
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Later great novels
The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov followed.
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