The Gambler: A Quick Read edition
Feb 2024 · Quick Read
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 13 minutes
"The Gambler" is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor who becomes addicted to gambling. Dostoevsky himself was familiar with gambling and completed the novel in 1866 to pay off his own gambling debts. The story follows Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family, as he falls in love with Polina, the niece of the family's patriarch. Alexei gets caught up in a series of events involving gambling, love, and financial struggles. The novel explores themes of addiction, love, and the destructive nature of gambling. It has been adapted into various films, operas, and TV series.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 6 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 13 minutes
"The Gambler" is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor who becomes addicted to gambling. Dostoevsky himself was familiar with gambling and completed the novel in 1866 to pay off his own gambling debts. The story follows Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian family, as he falls in love with Polina, the niece of the family's patriarch. Alexei gets caught up in a series of events involving gambling, love, and financial struggles. The novel explores themes of addiction, love, and the destructive nature of gambling. It has been adapted into various films, operas, and TV series.
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