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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... St Petersburg. The funeral procession from the author's apartment numbers over 30,000. Buried in the cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Introduction New readers are advised that this Introduction makes details.
... St Petersburg. The funeral procession from the author's apartment numbers over 30,000. Buried in the cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Introduction New readers are advised that this Introduction makes details.
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... number of generals, tutors and stepdaughters, she is right about the confusion that greets the reader of The Gambler. Alexey Ivanovich, our confused and perplexed diarist, half of the time cannot make heads or tails of what is going on ...
... number of generals, tutors and stepdaughters, she is right about the confusion that greets the reader of The Gambler. Alexey Ivanovich, our confused and perplexed diarist, half of the time cannot make heads or tails of what is going on ...
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... number of his mistakes, for example, the sudden gesture of making her a 'friend' or looking at her with rapture – not the months of silent torture. The title of the final chapter, 'Only Five Minutes Too Late', encapsulates his last ...
... number of his mistakes, for example, the sudden gesture of making her a 'friend' or looking at her with rapture – not the months of silent torture. The title of the final chapter, 'Only Five Minutes Too Late', encapsulates his last ...
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NOTES | |
Further Reading | |
A Note on the Text and the Translation | |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | |
WHITE NIGHTS | |
THE SECOND NIGHT | |
CHAPTER 9 | |
CHAPTER 10 | |
CHAPTER 11 | |
CHAPTER 12 | |
CHAPTER 13 | |
CHAPTER 14 | |
CHAPTER 15 | |
CHAPTER 16 | |
NASTENKAS STORY | |
THE THIRD NIGHT | |
THE FOURTH NIGHT | |
MORNING | |
A CHRISTMAS PARTY AND A WEDDING | |
A NASTY BUSINESS | |
THE GAMBLER | |
CHAPTER 2 | |
CHAPTER 3 | |
CHAPTER 4 | |
CHAPTER 5 | |
CHAPTER 6 | |
CHAPTER 7 | |
CHAPTER 8 | |
CHAPTER 17 | |
BOBOK | |
THE MEEK ONE | |
THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN | |
II | |
III | |
IV | |
V | |
Notes | |
Appendix II Table of Ranks | |
Appendix III A Note about Money in The Gambler | |
ROUBLES AND THALERS | |
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