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.