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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... morning, and the other in the evening and finish on time ... I'm convinced that not one of our writers, past or living, wrote under the conditions in which I constantly write. Turgenev would die from the very thought.2.
... morning, and the other in the evening and finish on time ... I'm convinced that not one of our writers, past or living, wrote under the conditions in which I constantly write. Turgenev would die from the very thought.2.
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... morning of 4 October to take down in shorthand his new novel, The Gambler. Years later Anna Grigoryevna would recall that the building she had entered resembled Raskolnikov's lodgings in Crime and Punishment – she was an ardent admirer ...
... morning of 4 October to take down in shorthand his new novel, The Gambler. Years later Anna Grigoryevna would recall that the building she had entered resembled Raskolnikov's lodgings in Crime and Punishment – she was an ardent admirer ...
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... morning I betrayed that system because I became overly excited, and I immediately lost ... I need money, for me, for you, for my wife, for writing a novel. Tens of thousands are won here easily. And besides, I came here with the idea of ...
... morning I betrayed that system because I became overly excited, and I immediately lost ... I need money, for me, for you, for my wife, for writing a novel. Tens of thousands are won here easily. And besides, I came here with the idea of ...
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... morning. On the first night the Dreamer chances to observe a young girl leaning against a railing of the canal. He hears what he believes to be a muffled sob. As he writes, 'I turned around, took a step in her direction and would ...
... morning. On the first night the Dreamer chances to observe a young girl leaning against a railing of the canal. He hears what he believes to be a muffled sob. As he writes, 'I turned around, took a step in her direction and would ...
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... morning he receives a letter from Nastenka, asking him to be happy for her and for him not to abandon the couple. The final lines of the story find the Dreamer once again in his room as he imagines his life fifteen years hence, still in ...
... morning he receives a letter from Nastenka, asking him to be happy for her and for him not to abandon the couple. The final lines of the story find the Dreamer once again in his room as he imagines his life fifteen years hence, still in ...
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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