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The Queen of Spades, and other stories — Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

The Queen of Spades, and other stories

Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 155 pages

A collection of short stories by Alexander Pushkin, notably including 'The Queen of Spades.' These tales explore fate, passion, gambling, and Russian life, often with subtle irony and atmospheric tension. They are worth hearing for their precise language and insight into classic Russian prose.

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THE QUEEN OF SPADES
AND OTHER STORIES.
BY
ALEXANDER PUSHKIN.
TRANSLATED BY
MRS. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
LONDON:
CROOME & CO.,
322, UPPER STREET, N.
1892
CONTENTS
BIOGRAPHY OF PUSHKIN     1
THE QUEEN OF SPADES   17
THE PISTOL SHOT   70
THE SNOWSTORM   97
THE UNDERTAKER 122
THE POSTMASTER 134
THE LADY RUSTIC 155
KIRDJALI 184
THE HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF GOROHINA 195
PETER THE GREAT'S NEGRO 214

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Contents

  1. THE QUEEN OF SPADES
  2. AND OTHER STORIES.
  3. ALEXANDER PUSHKIN.
  4. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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