Crime and Punishment (1866)
0.4951Canon Score · ranked #3 all time
Aggregated from 10 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Crime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume.
Why it ranks #3
Every list on which Crime and Punishment appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #22 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #22 / 500 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #23 / 100 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #28 / 100 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #60 / 200 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |