Gambler and Other Stories

The Gambler and Other Stories is Fyodor Dostoyevsky`s collection of one novella and six short stories reflecting his own life - indeed, `The Gambler`, a story of a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General, was written under a strict deadline so he could pay off his roulette debts. This volume includes `Bobok`, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; `The Dream of a Ridiculous Man`, the story of one man`s plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows, as well as `A Christmas Party and a Wedding`, `A Nasty Story` and `The Meek One`.