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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... roubles . My God ! ... Save me'1 ) until a year before his death , when his wife had finally managed to pay off the debts accumulated over a lifetime . What was different about the present crisis was that he was enjoying unprecedented ...
... roubles . My God ! ... Save me'1 ) until a year before his death , when his wife had finally managed to pay off the debts accumulated over a lifetime . What was different about the present crisis was that he was enjoying unprecedented ...
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... roubles Stellovsky offered . After paying off his most urgent debts and providing for his dependants , he was left with the far from princely sum of 175 roubles , which he took with him abroad later that month and promptly gambled away ...
... roubles Stellovsky offered . After paying off his most urgent debts and providing for his dependants , he was left with the far from princely sum of 175 roubles , which he took with him abroad later that month and promptly gambled away ...
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... roubles from Stellovsky for the rights to print an edition of his collected works, which would include The Gambler in the third volume.) Finally, she has promised to build a church on one of her estates , a testament both to her ...
... roubles from Stellovsky for the rights to print an edition of his collected works, which would include The Gambler in the third volume.) Finally, she has promised to build a church on one of her estates , a testament both to her ...
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... roubles appears once again ! 18 and sets up his pawnshop . As Dostoyevsky knew only too well from his experience in Russia and abroad , pawnshops are a site of misery . Of course , the Pawnbroker defends his right to make a living , but ...
... roubles appears once again ! 18 and sets up his pawnshop . As Dostoyevsky knew only too well from his experience in Russia and abroad , pawnshops are a site of misery . Of course , the Pawnbroker defends his right to make a living , but ...
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... roubles is the bequest that Dunya , Raskolnikov's sister , receives from Svidrigailov's wife ; the amount also plays a significant role in Dostoyevsky's final novel , The Brothers Karamazov . 6 19. The writings of my Columbia University ...
... roubles is the bequest that Dunya , Raskolnikov's sister , receives from Svidrigailov's wife ; the amount also plays a significant role in Dostoyevsky's final novel , The Brothers Karamazov . 6 19. The writings of my Columbia University ...
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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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