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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... Nights ' and ' A Christmas Party and a Wedding ' first published 1848 ' A Nasty Business ' first published 1862 The Gambler first published 1866 ' Bobok ' first published 1873 " The Meek One ' first published 1876 " The Dream of a ...
... Nights ' and ' A Christmas Party and a Wedding ' first published 1848 ' A Nasty Business ' first published 1862 The Gambler first published 1866 ' Bobok ' first published 1873 " The Meek One ' first published 1876 " The Dream of a ...
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... Nights A Christmas Party and a Wedding A Nasty Business The Gambler Bobok The Meek One The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Notes Appendices I Names in Russian II Table of Ranks III A Note about Money in The Gambler Chronology 1821 ( 30 ...
... Nights A Christmas Party and a Wedding A Nasty Business The Gambler Bobok The Meek One The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Notes Appendices I Names in Russian II Table of Ranks III A Note about Money in The Gambler Chronology 1821 ( 30 ...
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... Nights ' . 1849 Netochka Nezvanova published . ( 23 April ) Arrested along with other members of the Petrashevsky Circle , and convicted of political offences against the Russian state . Sentenced to death , and taken out to Semyonovsky ...
... Nights ' . 1849 Netochka Nezvanova published . ( 23 April ) Arrested along with other members of the Petrashevsky Circle , and convicted of political offences against the Russian state . Sentenced to death , and taken out to Semyonovsky ...
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... Nights' (1848) to the late 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' (1877), are told by a first-person narrator, a form that clearly interested the author. It's worth recalling, for example, that Crime and Punishment, the writing of which ...
... Nights' (1848) to the late 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man' (1877), are told by a first-person narrator, a form that clearly interested the author. It's worth recalling, for example, that Crime and Punishment, the writing of which ...
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... nights the celebrated white nights11 - and a 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 ...
... nights the celebrated white nights11 - and a 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 ...
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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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