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245	1	4	_aThe Continental Classics, Volume XVIII., Mystery Tales : _bIncluding Stories by Feodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, Jörgen Wilhelm Bergsöe and Bernhard Severin Ingemann
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aSee also: PG#1552
500			_aRelease date is 2004-04-01
505	0		_aThe Queen of Spades / A.S. Pushkin -- The general's will / Vera Jelihovsky -- Crime and punishment / F.M. Dostoyevsky -- The safety match / Anton Chekhoff -- Knights of industry / V.V. Krestovski -- The amputated arms / J.W. Bergsöe -- The manuscript / Otto Larssen -- The sealed room / B.S. Ingemann -- The rector of Veilbye / S.S. Blicher -- The living death / Ferencz Molnar -- Thirteen at table / Maurus Jokai -- The dancing bear / Étienne Bársony -- The tower room / Arthur Elck.
508			_aProduced by Charles Aldarondo, Project Manager; Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Proofer; the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team
520			_a"The Continental Classics, Volume XVIII. Mystery Tales" is a collection of mystery stories compiled from various authors, published during the early 20th century. This volume includes renowned works from celebrated authors such as Feodor Dostoevsky and Alexander Pushkin, as well as stories from lesser-known writers from Russian and Hungarian literature. The overall theme of the collection revolves around suspenseful narratives, containing intriguing plots that often explore human psychology and morality. At the start of the collection, the opening story, "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin, sets a compelling tone. It introduces readers to a card party where the character Hermann, a young engineer, is fascinated by card games and particularly by the mystical secret of winning cards that is held by the mysterious Countess. As the narrative unfolds, Hermann becomes increasingly obsessed with learning this secret, leading him down a dark path that intertwines themes of greed, desperation, and the supernatural. The initial scenes effectively build suspense while drawing readers into the social dynamics of the characters and their intriguing interactions, hinting at moral questions that will resonate through the entire tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aDetective and mystery stories
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12144
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