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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... somehow morally sordid and dirty ' , he wins and delivers the money to Polina . His second time at the tables he loses everything he had won . And yet , as he tells her in Chapter 5 : ' I am still absolutely certain that I will win . I ...
... somehow morally sordid and dirty ' , he wins and delivers the money to Polina . His second time at the tables he loses everything he had won . And yet , as he tells her in Chapter 5 : ' I am still absolutely certain that I will win . I ...
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... her might , all the powers granted her by heaven , when she bursts into leaves , dresses herself up and decks herself out in colourful flowers ... Somehow I can't help but be reminded of that weak and sickly girl , at whom you sometimes.
... her might , all the powers granted her by heaven , when she bursts into leaves , dresses herself up and decks herself out in colourful flowers ... Somehow I can't help but be reminded of that weak and sickly girl , at whom you sometimes.
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... somehow , unexpectedly , becomes inexplicably , wonderfully beautiful , and you , startled and intoxicated , unwittingly ask yourself : What power caused those sad , thoughtful eyes to shine with such fire ? What summoned the blood to ...
... somehow , unexpectedly , becomes inexplicably , wonderfully beautiful , and you , startled and intoxicated , unwittingly ask yourself : What power caused those sad , thoughtful eyes to shine with such fire ? What summoned the blood 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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