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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... finally managed to pay off the debts accumulated over a lifetime . What was different about the present crisis was that he was enjoying unprecedented success with the serialization of Crime and Punishment , which had secured his stature ...
... finally managed to pay off the debts accumulated over a lifetime . What was different about the present crisis was that he was enjoying unprecedented success with the serialization of Crime and Punishment , which had secured his stature ...
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... Finally, though she does succumb to the temptation of roulette and gambles away all of the considerable money that she's brought with her from Russia, thus seeming to prove the narrator's observation that 'roulette is simply made for ...
... Finally, though she does succumb to the temptation of roulette and gambles away all of the considerable money that she's brought with her from Russia, thus seeming to prove the narrator's observation that 'roulette is simply made for ...
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... Finally , there's the matter of style . A friend of the Certain Person remarks : ' Your style is changing ... it's choppy . ' Indeed , he clearly holds up Poprishchin's ' jerky ' style as a model for his own . The Certain Person is a ...
... Finally , there's the matter of style . A friend of the Certain Person remarks : ' Your style is changing ... it's choppy . ' Indeed , he clearly holds up Poprishchin's ' jerky ' style as a model for his own . The Certain Person is a ...
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... finally , that they should cease lying ; the latter is seen as a particularly indispensable part of their previous life . They will tell their life stories to entertain themselves . Since they have vowed to be without shame , the ...
... finally , that they should cease lying ; the latter is seen as a particularly indispensable part of their previous life . They will tell their life stories to entertain themselves . Since they have vowed to be without shame , the ...
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... Finally , the Ridiculous Man raises once again the problem of the growing incidence of suicide in Russia . The narrator in " The Dream of a Ridiculous Man ' professes to be convinced that nothing makes any difference and consequently ...
... Finally , the Ridiculous Man raises once again the problem of the growing incidence of suicide in Russia . The narrator in " The Dream of a Ridiculous Man ' professes to be convinced that nothing makes any difference and consequently ...
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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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