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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... give him an extension. He then went on to boast that he wanted: However, the idea of writing two novels simultaneously, that is,. to do an unprecedented and unconventional thing: write 30 signatures [i.e. 480 printed pages] in four ...
... give him an extension. He then went on to boast that he wanted: However, the idea of writing two novels simultaneously, that is,. to do an unprecedented and unconventional thing: write 30 signatures [i.e. 480 printed pages] in four ...
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... give potted histories of characters he already knows or explain events that he does understand. And thus the first paragraph introduces seven characters, some by name, others are merely described ('Mezentsov, the little Frenchman and ...
... give potted histories of characters he already knows or explain events that he does understand. And thus the first paragraph introduces seven characters, some by name, others are merely described ('Mezentsov, the little Frenchman and ...
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... gives Pralinsky an opportunity to put his philosophy into practice, which needless to say turns out to be a miserable failure. Through a chain of unforeseen circumstances, Pralinsky happens upon the wedding celebration of Pseldonimov, a ...
... gives Pralinsky an opportunity to put his philosophy into practice, which needless to say turns out to be a miserable failure. Through a chain of unforeseen circumstances, Pralinsky happens upon the wedding celebration of Pseldonimov, a ...
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... everything that strikes me or gives me pause for thought.' Indeed, the contents range from articles on literature and sketches of literary acquaintances to essays on national and international politics. And there was even.
... everything that strikes me or gives me pause for thought.' Indeed, the contents range from articles on literature and sketches of literary acquaintances to essays on national and international politics. And there was even.
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... gives a detailed account of his disreputable neighbour – a retired captain, whom he accuses of begging on Nevsky Prospekt and who entertains his drunken friends at all hours, frightening the landlady and a lady lodger and her three ...
... gives a detailed account of his disreputable neighbour – a retired captain, whom he accuses of begging on Nevsky Prospekt and who entertains his drunken friends at all hours, frightening the landlady and a lady lodger and her three ...
المحتوى
CHAPTER 9 | |
CHAPTER 10 | |
CHAPTER 11 | |
CHAPTER 12 | |
CHAPTER 13 | |
CHAPTER 14 | |
CHAPTER 15 | |
CHAPTER 16 | |
NASTENKAS STORY | |
THE THIRD NIGHT | |
THE FOURTH NIGHT | |
MORNING | |
A CHRISTMAS PARTY AND A WEDDING | |
A NASTY BUSINESS | |
THE GAMBLER | |
CHAPTER 2 | |
CHAPTER 3 | |
CHAPTER 4 | |
CHAPTER 5 | |
CHAPTER 6 | |
CHAPTER 7 | |
CHAPTER 8 | |
CHAPTER 17 | |
BOBOK | |
THE MEEK ONE | |
THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN | |
II | |
III | |
IV | |
V | |
Notes | |
Appendix II Table of Ranks | |
Appendix III A Note about Money in The Gambler | |
ROUBLES AND THALERS | |
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