Project Gutenberg 2000-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 1606 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Hogarth, C. J. 1869 1942 Hogarth, Charles James Igrok. English The Gambler Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(novel) Translated from Russian. Produced by Martin Adamson. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex interplay of gambling, love, and personal ambition, primarily focusing on the character Alexei Ivanovich, who serves as a tutor to a Russian general's family. As he navigates his feelings towards the enigmatic Polina Alexandrovna, the novel explores themes of obsession, desire, and the societal pressures surrounding wealth and reputation. At the start of "The Gambler," Alexei returns to the gambling haven of Roulettenberg after a short absence, only to find the mood among his patrons, particularly General Zakharin and his family, shrouded in tension and expectation. The opening chapters reveal Alexei's struggle with his own gambling impulses amidst the backdrop of the general's precarious financial situation and the looming shadow of Polina's desires and expectations. As the narrative unfolds, Alexei grapples with his conflicting emotions toward Polina while he finds himself drawn into the chaotic and thrill-laden world of roulette, ultimately questioning his own motivations and the lengths he will go to win both money and affection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Psychological fiction Gamblers -- Fiction Gambling -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Russians -- Germany -- Fiction Chance -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 384493 2025-07-01T12:10:29.895274 text/html 394947 2020-06-30T12:29:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 141014 2020-12-31T15:37:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 232732 2025-07-01T12:10:36.319231 application/epub+zip 232744 2025-07-01T12:10:31.779321 application/epub+zip 232743 2025-07-01T12:10:30.621322 application/epub+zip 374464 2025-07-01T12:10:39.802260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352936 2025-07-01T12:10:35.614274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318974 2022-09-01T14:13:02.465746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364663 2025-07-01T12:10:29.256332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364925 2020-07-01T13:20:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 137264 2020-12-31T15:37:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 357801 2020-12-31T15:37:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136134 2020-12-31T15:37:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23166 2025-07-01T12:10:39.936276 application/rdf+xml 11494 2025-07-01T12:10:31.119316 image/jpeg 3156 2025-07-01T12:10:30.869261 image/jpeg 204269 2025-07-01T12:10:29.925293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia