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100 1 _aPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich,
_d1799-1837
245 1 4 _aThe Queen of Spades, and other stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-07-01
505 0 _aBiography of Pushkin -- The queen of spades -- The pistol shot -- The snowstorm -- The undertaker -- The postmaster -- The lady rustic -- Kirdjali -- The history of the village of Gorohina -- Peter the Great's negro -- The gypsies.
508 _aProduced by Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.
520 _a"The Queen of Spades and Other Stories" by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin is a collection of short stories written in the early 19th century. This anthology features a blend of suspense, the supernatural, and compelling character studies, capturing Russian society's mores and intricacies. The titular story "The Queen of Spades" revolves around Hermann, an engineer officer who becomes obsessed with discovering a secret that a mysterious countess possesses regarding winning cards. At the start of "The Queen of Spades," we are introduced to a card party held at the home of Lieutenant Narumoff, where players indulge in games late into the night. Among those present is Hermann, a young and enigmatic officer who, unlike the others, has never played cards, instead shadowing the lively conversations as he listens intently. As the attendees share tales of winning luck and gaming strategies, the intriguing figure of the elderly Countess Anna Fedotovna emerges—a woman who never plays but seems to carry a powerful secret about three winning cards. Her past exploits stir intrigue, setting the stage for Hermann's obsession with uncovering her mystery, which we can expect to lead to a dramatic and possibly dark confrontation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRussia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aShort stories, Russian -- Translations into English
653 _aRussian fiction -- Translations into English
653 _aPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 -- Translations into English
700 1 _aEdwards, H. Sutherland, Mrs.,
_d1841-1937
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55024
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