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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... Heart ' , ' An Honest Thief ' , ' A Christmas Party and a Wedding ' and ' White Nights ' . 1849 Netochka Nezvanova published . ( 23 April ) Arrested along with other members of the Petrashevsky Circle , and convicted of political ...
... Heart ' , ' An Honest Thief ' , ' A Christmas Party and a Wedding ' and ' White Nights ' . 1849 Netochka Nezvanova published . ( 23 April ) Arrested along with other members of the Petrashevsky Circle , and convicted of political ...
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... as he returns home from visiting a friend some time after eleven o'clock . He emphasizes the darkness by commenting on the gaslight , which ' makes the heart sadder ' , and then the ' terribly dark ' sky in which he could ' distinguish the.
... as he returns home from visiting a friend some time after eleven o'clock . He emphasizes the darkness by commenting on the gaslight , which ' makes the heart sadder ' , and then the ' terribly dark ' sky in which he could ' distinguish the.
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... heart , not in the head as he had originally planned . That is , he had originally intended to kill himself out of rational thought ( head ) , but is saved by his feelings ( heart ) . The story continues in darkness as he imagines ...
... heart , not in the head as he had originally planned . That is , he had originally intended to kill himself out of rational thought ( head ) , but is saved by his feelings ( heart ) . The story continues in darkness as he imagines ...
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... heart ? ... - Ivan Turgenev1 THE FIRST NIGHT It was a wonderful night , the kind of night , dear reader , which is only possible when we are young . The sky was so starry , it was such a bright sky that looking at it you could not help ...
... heart ? ... - Ivan Turgenev1 THE FIRST NIGHT It was a wonderful night , the kind of night , dear reader , which is only possible when we are young . The sky was so starry , it was such a bright sky that looking at it you could not help ...
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... heart - and I admire them when they are cheerful , and I'm crestfallen when they grow sad . I almost struck up a friendship with a certain little old man , whom I meet every blessed day , at a certain hour on the Fontanka.4 His face is ...
... heart - and I admire them when they are cheerful , and I'm crestfallen when they grow sad . I almost struck up a friendship with a certain little old man , whom I meet every blessed day , at a certain hour on the Fontanka.4 His face is ...
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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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