The Queen Of Spades
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1834
- Pages
- 10
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A long night of cards at a cavalry officer's house ends with a tale of three winning cards. Herman, a young officer of the Engineering Corps, watches the games without risking his money. When Tomsky describes an elderly countess who supposedly knows the secret of certain success, Herman begins watching her house. Her ward, Lisaveta Ivanovna, takes his interest as a sign of affection, unaware that his hopes concern the countess's knowledge.
In this short story, Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin connects gambling with a wish to control chance and acquire wealth. Herman's cautious habits give way to persistence, and his letters to Lisaveta turn private trust into a means of approaching someone else. Scenes move from a gathering of officers to windows, ballrooms and private rooms, bringing social routines into an atmosphere of unease. The story offers readers a close view of ambition as it changes one person's dealings with others.
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Book facts
- First published
- 1834
- Reading time
- About 15 minutes
- Pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online