 Frank says that he did not, as he told Wrangel, burn everything he had written earlier.Dostoevsky was under great pressure to finish "Crime and Punishment" on time, as he was simultaneously contracted to finish "The Gambler" for Stellovsky, who had imposed extremely harsh conditions.Anna Snitkina, a stenographer who later became Dostoevsky's wife, was of great help to him during this difficult task.