The Gambler and Other Stories (Paperback)

1923. Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, is considered one of the most outstanding and influential writers of modern literature. Two of the stories, The Gambler, which concerns a young man who frequents the fashionable spas and casinos of Germany; and Poor People consisting of a series of love-letters exchanged between two poor folk whose lives are spent amid the slums of St. Petersburg each ends with a hint of tragedy. The third story included in this volume is The Landlady. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.