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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... hands clasping his knees; the portrait is mentioned again at the end of the story.12 More importantly, the 'notes' that the Voice article refers to, by quoting the exclamation about the Bey of Algiers, are 'The Notes of a Madman' (more ...
... hands clasping his knees; the portrait is mentioned again at the end of the story.12 More importantly, the 'notes' that the Voice article refers to, by quoting the exclamation about the Bey of Algiers, are 'The Notes of a Madman' (more ...
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... hands are untied now? I was shackled to gambling, body and soul; henceforth I will think about my work and not dream for nights on end about gambling'. As she writes, 'he had promised me many times not to gamble and had not had the ...
... hands are untied now? I was shackled to gambling, body and soul; henceforth I will think about my work and not dream for nights on end about gambling'. As she writes, 'he had promised me many times not to gamble and had not had the ...
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... hand he holds a long gnarled walking-stick with a golden knob. He's even noticed me and shows a cordial concern for ... hands and passed each other by in sympathy. I also have houses that are my acquaintances. As I walk, it's as if each ...
... hand he holds a long gnarled walking-stick with a golden knob. He's even noticed me and shows a cordial concern for ... hands and passed each other by in sympathy. I also have houses that are my acquaintances. As I walk, it's as if each ...
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... hand on this occasion. In an instant I found myself on the sidewalk across the street; in an instant the uninvited gentleman understood what was what, took into account my incontrovertible reasoning, fell silent and dropped behind, and ...
... hand on this occasion. In an instant I found myself on the sidewalk across the street; in an instant the uninvited gentleman understood what was what, took into account my incontrovertible reasoning, fell silent and dropped behind, and ...
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... hand, which was still trembling from nervousness and fright. Oh, unbidden gentleman! How grateful I was to you at ... hand is trembling, then it's because such a pretty small hand like yours has never clasped it before. I've grown quite ...
... hand, which was still trembling from nervousness and fright. Oh, unbidden gentleman! How grateful I was to you at ... hand is trembling, then it's because such a pretty small hand like yours has never clasped it before. I've grown quite ...
المحتوى
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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