The Gambler and Other Stories

by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Constance Garnett

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140455094
• ISBN13: 9780140455090
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher