ISBN: 151438812X

[EAN: 9781514388129], Neubuch, [PU: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY,CHARLES JAMES HOGARTH,CLASSICS,PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS, This item is printed on demand… More...

[EAN: 9781514388129], Neubuch, [PU: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY,CHARLES JAMES HOGARTH,CLASSICS,PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 188 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 0.4in.The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevskys own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts. The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman Des Grieux and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, Grandmother, he sends streams of telegrams to Moscow and awaits the news of her demise. His expected inheritance will pay his debts and gain Mademoiselle De Comingess hand in marriage. This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<

2015, ISBN: 151438812X

[EAN: 9781514388129], Neubuch, [PU: Createspace, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a… More...

[EAN: 9781514388129], Neubuch, [PU: Createspace, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky s own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts. The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman Des Grieux and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, Grandmother, he sends streams of telegrams to Moscow and awaits the news of her demise. His expected inheritance will pay his debts and gain Mademoiselle De Cominges s hand in marriage.<

2015, ISBN: 151438812X

[EAN: 9781514388129], Neubuch, [PU: Createspace, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a … More...

[EAN: 9781514388129], Neubuch, [PU: Createspace, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky s own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts. The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman Des Grieux and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, Grandmother, he sends streams of telegrams to Moscow and awaits the news of her demise. His expected inheritance will pay his debts and gain Mademoiselle De Cominges s hand in marriage.<

ISBN: 9781514388129

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian genera… More...

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts. The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman Des Grieux and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, "Grandmother", he sends streams of telegrams to Moscow and awaits the news of her demise. His expected inheritance will pay his debts and gain Mademoiselle De Cominges's hand in marriage., Classics<

ISBN: 9781514388129

Paperback, [PU: Createspace], The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyev… More...

Paperback, [PU: Createspace], The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts. The first-person narrative is told from the point of view of Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family living in a suite at a German hotel. The patriarch of the family, The General, is indebted to the Frenchman Des Grieux and has mortgaged his property in Russia to pay only a small amount of his debt. Upon learning of the illness of his wealthy aunt, "Grandmother," he sends streams of telegrams to Moscow and awaits the news of her demise. His expected inheritance will pay his debts and gain Mademoiselle De Cominges's hand in marriage., Contemporary Fiction, Classics<