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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... Gambler took all of twenty - six days from start to finish , Dostoyevsky had been mulling over the work for quite ... gambler , and not an ordinary gambler , just as Pushkin's miserly knight is not an ordinary knight ... .. If House of ...
... Gambler took all of twenty - six days from start to finish , Dostoyevsky had been mulling over the work for quite ... gambler , and not an ordinary gambler , just as Pushkin's miserly knight is not an ordinary knight ... .. If House of ...
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... gambling is the one and only industry we see nothing of the town or its residents apart from the casino and its environs . The hotel and casino are populated by an ever - changing international congress of Englishmen , Frenchmen ...
... gambling is the one and only industry we see nothing of the town or its residents apart from the casino and its environs . The hotel and casino are populated by an ever - changing international congress of Englishmen , Frenchmen ...
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... 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 Russianness and her.
... 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 Russianness and her.
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... Gambler by way of illustration : We open the door and find ourselves in a room full of Russian generals , the tutors of ... gambling . The fact that Alexey Ivanovich believes himself to be in love with the general's stepdaughter, Polina ...
... Gambler by way of illustration : We open the door and find ourselves in a room full of Russian generals , the tutors of ... gambling . The fact that Alexey Ivanovich believes himself to be in love with the general's stepdaughter, Polina ...
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... gambling simultaneously. Certainly, Dostoyevsky drew on his personal experience at the roulette tables in Wiesbaden and elsewhere, as well as the far- from-placid affair with Suslova, when composing his novel, but to view the work as ...
... gambling simultaneously. Certainly, Dostoyevsky drew on his personal experience at the roulette tables in Wiesbaden and elsewhere, as well as the far- from-placid affair with Suslova, when composing his novel, but to view the work as ...
المحتوى
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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