This edition had all images removed.
Uniform Title: Igrok. English
Title: The Gambler
Note: Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note: Translated from Russian.
Credits: Produced by Martin Adamson. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex interplay of gambling, love, and personal ambition, primarily focusing on the character Alexei Ivanovich, who serves as a tutor to a Russian general's family. As he navigates his feelings towards the enigmatic Polina Alexandrovna, the novel explores themes of obsession, desire, and the societal pressures surrounding wealth and reputation. At the start of "The Gambler," Alexei returns to the gambling haven of Roulettenberg after a short absence, only to find the mood among his patrons, particularly General Zakharin and his family, shrouded in tension and expectation. The opening chapters reveal Alexei's struggle with his own gambling impulses amidst the backdrop of the general's precarious financial situation and the looming shadow of Polina's desires and expectations. As the narrative unfolds, Alexei grapples with his conflicting emotions toward Polina while he finds himself drawn into the chaotic and thrill-laden world of roulette, ultimately questioning his own motivations and the lengths he will go to win both money and affection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Translator: Hogarth, C. J., 1869-1942
EBook No.: 2197
Published: May 1, 2000
Downloads: 1610
Language: English
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Gamblers -- Fiction
Subject: Gambling -- Fiction
Subject: Families -- Fiction
Subject: Russians -- Germany -- Fiction
Subject: Chance -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: Igrok. English
Title: The Gambler
Note: Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note: Translated from Russian.
Credits: Produced by Martin Adamson. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex interplay of gambling, love, and personal ambition, primarily focusing on the character Alexei Ivanovich, who serves as a tutor to a Russian general's family. As he navigates his feelings towards the enigmatic Polina Alexandrovna, the novel explores themes of obsession, desire, and the societal pressures surrounding wealth and reputation. At the start of "The Gambler," Alexei returns to the gambling haven of Roulettenberg after a short absence, only to find the mood among his patrons, particularly General Zakharin and his family, shrouded in tension and expectation. The opening chapters reveal Alexei's struggle with his own gambling impulses amidst the backdrop of the general's precarious financial situation and the looming shadow of Polina's desires and expectations. As the narrative unfolds, Alexei grapples with his conflicting emotions toward Polina while he finds himself drawn into the chaotic and thrill-laden world of roulette, ultimately questioning his own motivations and the lengths he will go to win both money and affection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Translator: Hogarth, C. J., 1869-1942
EBook No.: 2197
Published: May 1, 2000
Downloads: 1610
Language: English
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Gamblers -- Fiction
Subject: Gambling -- Fiction
Subject: Families -- Fiction
Subject: Russians -- Germany -- Fiction
Subject: Chance -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.