A character in Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The depraved, enigmatic landowner in whose house Dounia was a governess, who pursues her obsessively, is haunted by his dead wife, and ends in suicide.
Also known as: Svidrigaïlov, Arkady Ivanovitch
Inside the story
Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigaïlov is a wealthy landowner with a troubling reputation and an enigmatic manner. Dounia once worked as a governess in his household, and he now pursues her obsessively while remaining haunted by the presence of his dead wife.
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