Surrounded by spies, his writing personally censored by the Tsar, Pushkin (1799-1837) had every incentive both to write historical stories, such as "The Captain's Daughter" and the uncompleted "Negro of Peter the Great, " and to criticize Russian society. This selection from his work also includes "Dubrovsky, " a Byronic tale of a disposessed young officer, and "The Queen of Spades." This famous story of the card tables, whose self-seeking hero Dostoyevsky called a "colossal figure, "' was made into an opera by Tchaikovsky.
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Surrounded by spies, his writing personally censored by the Tsar, Pushkin (1799-1837) had every incentive both to write historical stories, such as "The Captain's Daughter" and the uncompleted "Negro of Peter the Great, " and to criticize Russian society. This selection from his work also includes "Dubrovsky, " a Byronic tale of a disposessed young officer, and "The Queen of Spades." This famous story of the card tables, whose self-seeking hero Dostoyevsky called a "colossal figure, "' was made into an opera by Tchaikovsky.
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Add this copy of The Queen of Spades and Other Stories to cart. $18.94, good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of The Queen of Spades and Other Stories to cart. $32.69, good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND.
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Good. 1968. Paperback. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Some wear to spine. Ex-Libris with bookplate on inside cover, remains good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
