01634cam a22003493u 4500 23058 UtSlPG 20260610133529.0 m cr n 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PG Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 The Queen Of Spades Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2007 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_Spades_(story) Release date is 2007-10-17 Produced by David Widger "The Queen Of Spades" by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin is a novella published in 1834. Hermann, a Russian army officer, becomes obsessed with learning the secret of three winning cards from an elderly countess. His greed leads him to terrorize the old woman, causing her death. When her ghost appears to reveal the secret cards, Hermann risks everything at the gambling table—but the final card brings an unexpected and devastating surprise that shatters his mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Gambling -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English Twitchell, H. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23058 64123 64123