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I disliked this short story the first time I read it years ago and I forgot I‘d read it. I still don‘t like it. It‘s quite sad though because it could be quite good—about why an old woman gave up gambling. Then the ending falls so flat. Fortunately it‘s very short so there‘s that. #letterQ #halloweenatoz

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Published in 1834, this is a memorable, ironic tale about greed. There‘s a supernatural component, but we don‘t know if it‘s meant literally or if our man Hermann is losing it.

This acclaimed short story is easy to digest in one sitting — and just like that you‘ve read Pushkin. ♠️

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That ending!!!

#BookWithAGorgeousCover The Balbusso twins are two of my favourite Folio Society illustrators 😍 #SeptinBooks18

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Obsession with winning becomes horrible curse for Hermann, who eventually gambled away his sanity ...

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An interesting short story of gambling greed and reaping what you sow. Very entertaining.

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Meh. I read this only for a challenge in Goodreads. I couldn‘t get into it. At. All.

The collection I read today contained this short story and five others, all with morals or twists at the end. The translation was good, and I found I enjoyed each short story. Perfect pick for “Q” in the #LitsyClassics challenge!

My car is getting an oil change, so naturally I‘m reading Pushkin. My “Q” for #LitsyClassics !

Alright, Pushkin, slow down. You know big words, you don‘t have to flaunt them. #LitsyAtoZ #Q #SerialReader @SerialReader

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A clever little short story I found on the Serial Reader app. Beware of things that appear to good to be true.

Reading my classics Q and X first this year, LOL #LitsyClassicsAtoZ

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I feel like this could have been a much longer story. It didn't do much for me. 👸🏼♠️

Too short for me to really get invested... and I typically like short stories, but here I didn't connect.

This concludes #LitsyAtoZ for me.

Maybe it's because of how short it was, it was probably more me than it. I didn't connect to it. I found the mystery intriguing but with how short of a story it was it felt rushed.

Really enjoyed this one! Quick and entertaining while looking at greed. Ironically I was playing my friend poker via text while reading this. But at least ours was fake money! ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
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A #royal from my tbr and an image lifted from the Folio Society website as I don't own this one (yet!). I've read and loved Eugene Onegin and others by Pushkin and really must get to this one. #ReadJanuary

Book number two for #readathon

I'm not picky about snacks as long as they're from junk food group😊

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Two fixed ideas can no more exist together in the moral world than two bodies can occupy one and the same place in the physical world.