The Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich 1799-1837 creator Twitchell, H. text utu 2007 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Gambling -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23058 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23058 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133529.0 23058