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The Queen Of Spades
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Author : Aleksandr Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Release Date : 2021-03-01
The Queen Of Spades written by Aleksandr Pushkin and has been published by Lindhardt og Ringhof this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-01 with Fiction categories.
"The Queen of Spades" is a short story that explores the sins of gambling and the bottomless greed of man. When an officer learns that there is a woman who holds the key to always winning at cards, he almost sells his soul to the Devil. The following actions reveal the secret to him, but at a horrifying price. The story is Pushkin’s probing into human wickedness and how often our greatest desires spell our greatest downfall. A well-paced, supernatural story that keeps you hooked till the last page – and then winks at you for man’s greed knows no end. Deservedly labelled "the best Russian poet", Pushkin’s short life (1799-1837) did not prevent him from ushering Russian literature into its modern era. A master of the vernacular language and multifarious and vivid writing style, Pushkin’s oeuvre was of great influence to a whole legion of Russian writers and literary styles. Among his best-known works are the narrative poems "Ruslan and Ludmila" and "Eugene Onegin", the drama "Boris Godunov", several novels, short stories, and fairy tales.
The Queen Of Spades Illustrated
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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-07-23
The Queen Of Spades Illustrated written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-23 with categories.
The Queen of Spades is a famous short story by Alexander Pushkin about the unpredictable quirks of fate. Hermann, an officer in the Imperial Russian army, learns a story about an old countess: many years ago she lost a fortune at cards, and then won it back with the secret of the three winning cards, which she learned from the notorious Count of St. Germain. Hermann becomes obsessed with obtaining the secret.The book contains 14 black and white illustrations by Alexandre Benois.
The Queen Of Spades
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Author : Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
The Queen Of Spades written by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Queen Of Spades" by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Queen Of Spades Illustrated
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Author : Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-03
The Queen Of Spades Illustrated written by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-03 with categories.
The Queen of Spades (Russian: Pikovaya dama) is an acclaimed short story by Alexander Pushkin about human avariciousness. Pushkin wrote the story in autumn 1833 in Boldino and it was first published in literary magazine Biblioteka dlya chteniya in 1834. It was turned into the opera The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky.
The Queen Of Spades Illustrated
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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: The Planet
Release Date : 2011-06-17
The Queen Of Spades Illustrated written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by The Planet this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-17 with Fiction categories.
The Queen Of Spades English French Edition Illustrated
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Author : Aleksandr Pushkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-17
The Queen Of Spades English French Edition Illustrated written by Aleksandr Pushkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-17 with categories.
Hermann becomes obsessed by gambling, the Countess grants him her secret to the cards. Hermann manipulates Lizaveta and her "injured innocence" to gain access to the Countess and the gambling secrets she holds; however, Hermann's "depravity becomes fully manifest in the climactic bedroom scene" when he trespasses into the Countess' room and causes her death. Un soir d'hiver, cinq jeunes hommes passent la nuit � jouer, puis discutent du myst�rieux pouvoir que d�tiendrait la comtesse Anna F�dotovna, grand-m�re de l'un d'entre eux, Paul Tomski. Cette femme conna�trait une combinaison de trois cartes qui gagnerait � tous les coups au jeu de pharaon. Fascin� par la richesse que pourrait lui procurer ce pouvoir, Hermann, un jeune officier du g�nie, un Allemand qui n'a jamais touch� une carte, s�duit Lisabeta Ivanovna, la jeune demoiselle de compagnie de la comtesse, afin de pouvoir lui soustraire son secret...
The Queen Of Spades English Russian Edition Illustrated
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Author : Aleksandr Pushkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-31
The Queen Of Spades English Russian Edition Illustrated written by Aleksandr Pushkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-31 with categories.
Hermann becomes obsessed by gambling, the Countess grants him her secret to the cards. Hermann manipulates Lizaveta and her "injured innocence" to gain access to the Countess and the gambling secrets she holds; however, Hermann's "depravity becomes fully manifest in the climactic bedroom scene" when he trespasses into the Countess' room and causes her death.
The Queen Of Spades And Other Stories
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Author : Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Delta Systems
Release Date : 1992
The Queen Of Spades And Other Stories written by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin and has been published by Delta Systems this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Selection of stories which tell of army life and romance. Bored young army officers fight with each other. And young lovers meet in secret.
The Queen Of Spades And Other Stories
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Author : Aleksandr Sergeevic Puskin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Queen Of Spades And Other Stories written by Aleksandr Sergeevic Puskin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Fiction categories.
The Queen Of Spades And Other Stories
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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
The Queen Of Spades And Other Stories written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
There was a card party at the rooms of Narumoff, a lieutenant in the Horse Guards. A long winter night had passed unnoticed, and it was five o'clock in the morning when supper was served. The winners sat down to table with an excellent appetite; the losers let their plates remain empty before them. Little by little, however, with the assistance of the champagne, the conversation became animated, and was shared by all. "How did you get on this evening, Surin?" said the host to one of his friends. "Oh, I lost, as usual. I really have no luck. I play mirandole. You know that I keep cool. Nothing moves me; I never change my play, and yet I always lose." "Do you mean to say that all the evening you did not once back the red? Your firmness of character surprises me." "What do you think of Hermann?" said one of the party, pointing to a young Engineer officer. "That fellow never made a bet or touched a card in his life, and yet he watches us playing until five in the morning." "It interests me," said Hermann; "but I am not disposed to risk the necessary in view of the superfluous." "Hermann is a German, and economical; that is the whole of the secret," cried Tomski. "But what is really astonishing is the Countess Anna Fedotovna!" "How so?" asked several voices. "Have you not remarked," said Tomski, "that she never plays?" "Yes," said Narumoff, "a woman of eighty, who never touches a card; that is indeed something extraordinary!" "You do not know why?" "No; is there a reason for it?" "Just listen. My grandmother, you know, some sixty years ago, went to Paris, and became the rage there. People ran after her in the streets, and called her the 'Muscovite Venus.' Richelieu made love to her, and my grandmother makes out that, by her rigorous demeanour, she almost drove him to suicide. In those days women used to play at faro. One evening at the court she lost, on parole,to the Duke of Orleans, a very considerable sum. When she got home, my grandmother removed her beauty spots, took off her hoops, and in this tragic costume went to my grandfather, told him of her misfortune, and asked him for the money she had to pay. My grandfather, now no more, was, so to say, his wife's steward. He feared her like fire; but the sum she named made him leap into the air. He flew into a rage, made a brief calculation, and proved to my grandmother that in six months she had got through half a million rubles. He told her plainly that he had no villages to sell in Paris, his domains being situated in the neighbourhood of Moscow and of Saratoff; and finally refused point blank. You may imagine the fury of my grandmother. She boxed his ears, and passed the night in another room.