Crime and Punishment (Signature Gilded Edition)

Raskolnikov, a destitute former student in St. Petersburg, convinces himself that extraordinary individuals may transcend ordinary moral boundaries. Driven by this belief, he murders a pawnbroker he deems a parasite—but the act plunges him into overwhelming guilt, paranoia, and spiritual turmoil.

As suspicion begins to close in and unlikely connections form—with a compassionate young woman, a dogged investigator, and others caught in the city’s shadows—Raskolnikov is forced into a profound struggle between justification and conscience. First published in 1866, Crime and Punishment remains one of literature’s most enduring explorations of morality, psychological torment, and the possibility of redemption.