CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is all things to all men: a superb story of crime and detection, a taut psychological novel, and a Christian drama of man's eternal revolt against God. This new translation is the first version of Dostoevsky's masterpiece in the American idiom and is based on the most authoritative Russian text available. The supplemental materials in this Collateral Classic edition appear in the colored insert. They have been prepared under the supervision of an editorial committee directed by Harry Shefter, Associate Professor of English at New York University and former Vice-Principal of the William Howard Taft High School. He is also the supervising editor of the popular Reader's Enrichment Series, as well as the author of books used extensively in the schools, including FASTER READING SELF-TAUGHT and SHEFTER'S GUIDE TO BETTER COMPOSITIONS. All editorial work and writing has been done by practicing teachers working as a team. The contributing editor of this edition was William D. Baker.