The Gambler and Other StoriesPenguin UK, 01/07/2010 - 432 من الصفحات The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky's collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life - indeed, 'The Gambler', a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes 'Bobok', the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man', the story of one man's plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as 'A Christmas Party and a Wedding', 'A Nasty Story' and 'The Meek One'. |
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... Petersburg , graduating with officer's rank . His first novel to be published , Poor Folk ( 1846 ) , was a great success . In 1849 he was arrested and sentenced to death for participating in the Petrashevsky Circle ; he was reprieved at ...
... Petersburg , graduating with officer's rank . His first novel to be published , Poor Folk ( 1846 ) , was a great success . In 1849 he was arrested and sentenced to death for participating in the Petrashevsky Circle ; he was reprieved at ...
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... Petersburg . 1838 Enters the St Petersburg Academy of Military Engineering as an army cadet ( Mikhail is not admitted to the Academy ) . 1839 Father dies , perhaps murdered by serfs on his estate . 1840 Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time ...
... Petersburg . 1838 Enters the St Petersburg Academy of Military Engineering as an army cadet ( Mikhail is not admitted to the Academy ) . 1839 Father dies , perhaps murdered by serfs on his estate . 1840 Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time ...
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... prison during the summer of 1849 . 1859 Allowed to return to live in European Russia . ( December ) The Dostoyevskys return to St Petersburg . The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants and Uncle's Dream published . 1861.
... prison during the summer of 1849 . 1859 Allowed to return to live in European Russia . ( December ) The Dostoyevskys return to St Petersburg . The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants and Uncle's Dream published . 1861.
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... Petersburg with his wife and family. Birth of son, Fyodor. 1871–2 Serial publication of Demons. 1873 Becomes contributing editor of conservative weekly journal Grazhdanin (Citizen), where his A Writer's Diary is published as a regular ...
... Petersburg with his wife and family. Birth of son, Fyodor. 1871–2 Serial publication of Demons. 1873 Becomes contributing editor of conservative weekly journal Grazhdanin (Citizen), where his A Writer's Diary is published as a regular ...
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... Petersburg - his ' system ' had let him down again , as it would for many more years to come , until he suddenly quit gambling for good in 1871.10 Alexey , like Dostoyevsky , cannot quit while he is ahead . Winning a fortune is not the ...
... Petersburg - his ' system ' had let him down again , as it would for many more years to come , until he suddenly quit gambling for good in 1871.10 Alexey , like Dostoyevsky , cannot quit while he is ahead . Winning a fortune is not the ...
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A Christmas Party and a Wedding | |
A Nasty Business | |
The Gambler | |
Bobok | |
The Meek | |
The Dream of a Ridiculous | |
Notes | |
Appendices | |
Table of Ranks | |
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