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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... sort . In any event , he enters the gathering , but not before he has literally put his foot into the galantine set to cool on the porch . Ignoring this bad omen , he walks into the house , the dancing stops and there's general ...
... sort . In any event , he enters the gathering , but not before he has literally put his foot into the galantine set to cool on the porch . Ignoring this bad omen , he walks into the house , the dancing stops and there's general ...
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... sort of realism that captured the warts in his portrait . Although he is one of the pallbearers , he does not attend the service , but instead stretches out on a gravestone and begins to listen to the voices coming from the graves . At ...
... sort of realism that captured the warts in his portrait . Although he is one of the pallbearers , he does not attend the service , but instead stretches out on a gravestone and begins to listen to the voices coming from the graves . At ...
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... sort of meek , humble suicide . There evidently had been no grumbling or reproaches : it had merely become impossible to live , ' God didn't wish it ' - and she died , after saying her prayers . There are some things that you don't stop ...
... sort of meek , humble suicide . There evidently had been no grumbling or reproaches : it had merely become impossible to live , ' God didn't wish it ' - and she died , after saying her prayers . There are some things that you don't stop ...
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Further Reading | |
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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