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 Project Gutenberg 2007-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 202 Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich 1799 1837 Пушкин, Александр Сергеевич Poushkin, Alexander Pushkin, A. S. (Aleksandr Sergeevich) Pushkin, Alexander Twitchell, H. The Queen Of Spades Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_Spades_(story) Produced by David Widger "The Queen Of Spades" by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin is a short story written in the early 19th century. This work delves into themes of obsession, gambling, and the supernatural, while exploring the psyche of its characters. The narrative combines elements of folk legend and psychological drama, presenting a cautionary tale about the perils of greed and ambition. The story revolves around Herman, a young officer captivated by the legend of an old countess who possesses the secret to winning at cards. During a gambling night with fellow officers, Herman learns of her supposed ability to predict winning cards—three cards in particular. Striving to learn this secret, Herman goes to great lengths, even leading to the countess's untimely death as he intimidates her for answers. Afterward, he experiences an eerie vision of the countess, who reveals the card sequence he seeks. However, during a subsequent gamble, Herman's greed and disturbed mind lead him to mistakenly select the queen of spades, which results in his downfall. The unraveling of Herman's sanity illustrates Pushkin's exploration of the destructive nature of obsession and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Gambling -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English PG Text Opera Category: Short Stories Category: Classics of Literature Category: Russian Literature 50288 2025-07-09T13:23:51.398189 text/html 45390 2013-02-07T10:30:12 text/html 97568 2025-07-09T13:23:56.119215 application/epub+zip 96270 2025-07-09T13:23:54.098174 application/epub+zip 75126 2025-07-09T13:23:53.081192 application/epub+zip 165575 2025-07-09T13:23:57.582175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158866 2025-07-09T13:23:55.513197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135071 2022-09-11T03:46:11.048503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40332 2025-07-09T13:23:51.159217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40293 2007-10-17T13:01:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20630 2025-07-09T13:23:57.706154 application/rdf+xml 10413 2025-07-09T13:23:53.559178 image/jpeg 2700 2025-07-09T13:23:53.317188 image/jpeg 16610 2013-02-07T10:30:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 15686 2007-10-17T13:01:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 95293 2025-07-09T13:23:51.404194 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia