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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... , written in prison during the summer of 1849 . 1859 Allowed to return to live in European Russia . ( December ) The Dostoyevskys return to St Petersburg . The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants and Uncle's Dream published . 1861.
... , written in prison during the summer of 1849 . 1859 Allowed to return to live in European Russia . ( December ) The Dostoyevskys return to St Petersburg . The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants and Uncle's Dream published . 1861.
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... lives on solely from this one agreement . Dostoyevsky had established the journal Epoch ( Epokha ) the year before with his brother Mikhail , who died a few months later . Dostoyevsky unwisely decided to assume responsibility both for ...
... lives on solely from this one agreement . Dostoyevsky had established the journal Epoch ( Epokha ) the year before with his brother Mikhail , who died a few months later . Dostoyevsky unwisely decided to assume responsibility both for ...
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... live with her in Russia. Finally, though she does succumb to the temptation of roulette and gambles away all of the considerable money that she's brought with her from Russia, thus seeming to prove the narrator's observation that ...
... live with her in Russia. Finally, though she does succumb to the temptation of roulette and gambles away all of the considerable money that she's brought with her from Russia, thus seeming to prove the narrator's observation that ...
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... lives in absolute isolation ; apart from his servant Matryona , words are his only companions ; all action is confined to the realm of dream and fantasy . He has absented himself from participation in real , living life , taking refuge ...
... lives in absolute isolation ; apart from his servant Matryona , words are his only companions ; all action is confined to the realm of dream and fantasy . He has absented himself from participation in real , living life , taking refuge ...
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... live , ' God didn't wish it ' - and she died , after saying her prayers . There are some things that you don't stop thinking about for a long time , no matter how simple they seem , they haunt you and you even feel as if you were to ...
... live , ' God didn't wish it ' - and she died , after saying her prayers . There are some things that you don't stop thinking about for a long time , no matter how simple they seem , they haunt you and you even feel as if you were to ...
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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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