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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... faces, asks blunt questions and tells the general in no uncertain terms that he will not get money from her. Furthermore, she is perceptive and though exacting, she is kind. She voices her approval of Mr Astley on first meeting ('I've ...
... faces, asks blunt questions and tells the general in no uncertain terms that he will not get money from her. Furthermore, she is perceptive and though exacting, she is kind. She voices her approval of Mr Astley on first meeting ('I've ...
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... face away from me , blushed , like a rose , and suddenly I felt in my hand a letter that had evidently been written long ago , sealed and all ready to go . ' Whether we are to assume that Nastenka copied the manoeuvre from Rossini or ...
... face away from me , blushed , like a rose , and suddenly I felt in my hand a letter that had evidently been written long ago , sealed and all ready to go . ' Whether we are to assume that Nastenka copied the manoeuvre from Rossini or ...
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... faces is even more frightening . From the very beginning , he relishes the inequality of their positions , his domination over her . His byword is ' strictness ' ; he subjects her to a regimen of silence ; there is never a moment of ...
... faces is even more frightening . From the very beginning , he relishes the inequality of their positions , his domination over her . His byword is ' strictness ' ; he subjects her to a regimen of silence ; there is never a moment of ...
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... faces by heart - and I admire them when they are cheerful , and I'm crestfallen when they grow sad . I almost struck up a friendship with a certain little old man , whom I meet every blessed day , at a certain hour on the Fontanka.4 His ...
... faces by heart - and I admire them when they are cheerful , and I'm crestfallen when they grow sad . I almost struck up a friendship with a certain little old man , whom I meet every blessed day , at a certain hour on the Fontanka.4 His ...
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... face with passion ? Why does that breast heave so ? What was it that so suddenly summoned strength , life and beauty to the poor girl's face that it began to shine with such a smile , came to life with such a sparkling , effervescent ...
... face with passion ? Why does that breast heave so ? What was it that so suddenly summoned strength , life and beauty to the poor girl's face that it began to shine with such a smile , came to life with such a sparkling , effervescent ...
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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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