Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Part 6 chapter 4 | Audiobook episode artwork

EPISODE · Sep 14, 2025 · 37 MIN

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Part 6 chapter 4 | Audiobook

from The Essential Reads · host Isaac Birchall

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Part 6 chapter 4, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinhttps://open.spotify.com/show/13b1qP3WhCWxam9yc49vIF?si=3b8907ab0f1045af SUMMARY: Svidrigailov goes to tell Raskolnikov a long story about his relationship with Marfa Petrovna, his deceased wife. He claims that she allowed him to be unfaithful to her. Raskolnikov believes that Svidrigailov is becoming drunk. and announces that he believes that Svidrigailov still has designs on Dunya. Svidrigailov tries to deflect, and tells him that he has found a much younger bride, a fifteen year old girl, and has become engaged to her. According to Svidrigailov this girl has a mixture of childlike qualities and mature intelligence that he finds alluring. Raskolnikov is disgusted at the engagement and the man across the table from him. Svidrigailov is unfazed. He leaves, amused by Raskolnikov's disapproval. Raskolnikov goes to follow Svidrigailov into the street, worried that he might still be a threat to Dunya.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this incredible literary classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Russian literature as the a desperate young Russian man, Raskolnikov, plans the perfect crime - the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old woman who no one will mourn. It isn't just, he argues, for a man of of genius to commit a crime if it will ultimately benefit humanity. A powerful psychological study and a terrifying, thrilling murder mystery, filled with philosophical, religious and social commentary.Join me for this Crime and Punishment novel audiobook as we delve into themes of crime, social commentary, and Right and Wrong.Russian Literature, Dostoyevsky Audiobook, Classic Literature

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