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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... play at the roulette table , stealing from her and swindling her as they do , all the while maintaining that they are ' honourable ' . The far from flattering portraits of the Germans and Poles here remind one of the chapter in Crime ...
... play at the roulette table , stealing from her and swindling her as they do , all the while maintaining that they are ' honourable ' . The far from flattering portraits of the Germans and Poles here remind one of the chapter in Crime ...
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... played out during their travels abroad. Dostoyevsky travelled with Suslova in Europe (France, Italy and Germany) on more than one occasion, attempting, by and large unsuccessfully, to satisfy his passions for his paramour and gambling ...
... played out during their travels abroad. Dostoyevsky travelled with Suslova in Europe (France, Italy and Germany) on more than one occasion, attempting, by and large unsuccessfully, to satisfy his passions for his paramour and gambling ...
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... make his fortune and then Polina and the others will take notice of him. He goes to the roulette table the first time to play for Polina, with her money (a condition he feels will make him unlucky ) , and although he's.
... make his fortune and then Polina and the others will take notice of him. He goes to the roulette table the first time to play for Polina, with her money (a condition he feels will make him unlucky ) , and although he's.
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... playing for myself . ' This blind belief in a game of absolute chance clearly echoes Dostoyevsky's own romance with roulette . In the autumn of 1863 , Dostoyevsky wrote to his brother from Wiesbaden to explain how he can linger in the ...
... playing for myself . ' This blind belief in a game of absolute chance clearly echoes Dostoyevsky's own romance with roulette . In the autumn of 1863 , Dostoyevsky wrote to his brother from Wiesbaden to explain how he can linger in the ...
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... played ' ( Reminiscences , pp . 165-6 ) . For the complete text of Dostoyevsky's letter , see Complete Letters , vol . 3 , tr . and ed . David Lowe ( Ann Arbor : Ardis , 1990 ) , pp . 339–43 . 11. The magical white nights in Petersburg ...
... played ' ( Reminiscences , pp . 165-6 ) . For the complete text of Dostoyevsky's letter , see Complete Letters , vol . 3 , tr . and ed . David Lowe ( Ann Arbor : Ardis , 1990 ) , pp . 339–43 . 11. The magical white nights in Petersburg ...
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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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