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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... matter packing her bundle and making her way to the lodger's room had been a risky step for a young girl . Such a move turns out badly in countless stories . Nastenka has told the Dreamer that he may not fall in love with her , but of ...
... matter packing her bundle and making her way to the lodger's room had been a risky step for a young girl . Such a move turns out badly in countless stories . Nastenka has told the Dreamer that he may not fall in love with her , but of ...
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... matter , the children are also sorted out in terms of social worthiness , as is made evident by the distribution of presents . It goes without saying that the most expensive gift is given to the eleven - year- old girl with the ...
... matter , the children are also sorted out in terms of social worthiness , as is made evident by the distribution of presents . It goes without saying that the most expensive gift is given to the eleven - year- old girl with the ...
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... 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 failed writer .
... 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 failed writer .
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... matter how simple they seem , they haunt you and you even feel as if you were to blame . You can't help but be tormented by the thought of this meek soul who destroyed herself . 17 Clearly , Dostoyevsky was haunted by the image of the ...
... matter how simple they seem , they haunt you and you even feel as if you were to blame . You can't help but be tormented by the thought of this meek soul who destroyed herself . 17 Clearly , Dostoyevsky was haunted by the image of the ...
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... matter whether I went to Nevsky Prospekt , 3 or the park , or wandered along the embankment – there wasn't a single person of those whom I have been accustomed to meet for a year now in the same place , at a certain time . Of course ...
... matter whether I went to Nevsky Prospekt , 3 or the park , or wandered along the embankment – there wasn't a single person of those whom I have been accustomed to meet for a year now in the same place , at a certain time . Of course ...
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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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