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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... never forget what happened to a certain very pretty , light - pink little house . It was such a sweet little stone house ; it looked at me so cordially , and so haughtily at its ungainly neighbours , that my heart would rejoice when I ...
... never forget what happened to a certain very pretty , light - pink little house . It was such a sweet little stone house ; it looked at me so cordially , and so haughtily at its ungainly neighbours , that my heart would rejoice when I ...
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... never been before . It was as if I had suddenly found myself in Italy nature had so strongly affected me , a semi - invalid city dweller who had almost died of suffocation within the city's walls . ― There is something inexplicably ...
... never been before . It was as if I had suddenly found myself in Italy nature had so strongly affected me , a semi - invalid city dweller who had almost died of suffocation within the city's walls . ― There is something inexplicably ...
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... an arrow , hurriedly and timidly , as girls generally do when they don't want someone to offer to see them home at night , and of course , the teetering gentleman would never have caught up with her if my good fortune had.
... an arrow , hurriedly and timidly , as girls generally do when they don't want someone to offer to see them home at night , and of course , the teetering gentleman would never have caught up with her if my good fortune had.
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... guessed right from the very first ! ' I answered , delighted that my girl was clever : that is never a bad thing where beauty is concerned . ' Yes , you guessed from the very first glance the sort of person you're dealing with .
... guessed right from the very first ! ' I answered , delighted that my girl was clever : that is never a bad thing where beauty is concerned . ' Yes , you guessed from the very first glance the sort of person you're dealing with .
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... never guessed that I would ever talk with a woman . ' ... ' What ? Really ? ... ' ' Yes , if my hand is trembling , then it's because such a pretty small hand like yours has never clasped it before . I've grown quite unused to women ...
... never guessed that I would ever talk with a woman . ' ... ' What ? Really ? ... ' ' Yes , if my hand is trembling , then it's because such a pretty small hand like yours has never clasped it before . I've grown quite unused to women ...
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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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