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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... voices her approval of Mr Astley on first meeting ('I've always liked the English, there's no comparison with the little Frenchies!'), and she immediately shows Polina a gruff kindness ('I could love you, Praskovya'); in fact, before ...
... voices her approval of Mr Astley on first meeting ('I've always liked the English, there's no comparison with the little Frenchies!'), and she immediately shows Polina a gruff kindness ('I could love you, Praskovya'); in fact, before ...
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... voices about their most private affairs . But where are we ? Surely it is the part of a novelist to inform us whether we are in a hotel , a flat , or a hired lodging . Nobody thinks of explaining.7 Though Woolf exaggerates the number of ...
... voices about their most private affairs . But where are we ? Surely it is the part of a novelist to inform us whether we are in a hotel , a flat , or a hired lodging . Nobody thinks of explaining.7 Though Woolf exaggerates the number of ...
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... Voice : A Writer's Diary reminds one of the famous notes which end with the following exclamation : ' Nevertheless , the Bey of Algiers has a bump on his nose ! ' It's enough to look at the portrait of the author of A Writer's Diary ...
... Voice : A Writer's Diary reminds one of the famous notes which end with the following exclamation : ' Nevertheless , the Bey of Algiers has a bump on his nose ! ' It's enough to look at the portrait of the author of A Writer's Diary ...
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... Voice columnist had commented on the now famous likeness of Dostoyevsky , painted in 1872 by Vasily Perov ( 1834-82 ) , which portrays the writer , deep in contemplation , with hands clasping his knees ; the portrait is mentioned again ...
... Voice columnist had commented on the now famous likeness of Dostoyevsky , painted in 1872 by Vasily Perov ( 1834-82 ) , which portrays the writer , deep in contemplation , with hands clasping his knees ; the portrait is mentioned again ...
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... voices coming from the graves . At first , what is most striking about the conversation of these corpses is the utter banality of their preoccupations , for example , cards , money , social status . As the Certain Person observed during ...
... voices coming from the graves . At first , what is most striking about the conversation of these corpses is the utter banality of their preoccupations , for example , cards , money , social status . As the Certain Person observed during ...
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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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